The Liberal Democrats have welcomed changes to Carer's Allowance earnings limits in yesterday's Budget, while emphasising that more action is needed to improve local healthcare services including GP and dental appointments, and cancer care waiting times.
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Local Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham, Clive Jones, has said the extra funding for the NHS announced in the Budget must deliver improved health services for local people, including extra GP and NHS dentist appointments.
Local Lib Dem MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, Victoria Collins, has said the extra funding for the NHS announced in the Budget must deliver improved services for local people including through extra GP appointments and reducing cancer waiting times.
Responding to the publication of the UK Government budget, Welsh Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader David Chadwick MP said: