Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein)

He is implementing a Government strategy. That strategy calls for eight centres of excellence. Nobody is arguing for radio-oncology and everything that goes with it in all these centres but eight centres is too few.

I attended a public meeting on this which was packed with cancer patients and people who have gone through the system. They are demanding that these centres are kept open. I urge Members on the Government side of the House to support the patients in the north west and the people who are asking us to do the right thing tonight.