. >> heidi alexander. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week, a&e figures showed that the four-hour waiting time target has been missed for the 65th week in a row. does the prime minister honestly think this is acceptable? >> of course, we want to meet the a&e targets every week of the year, and that is our aim, and that is why we put in 12.7 billion extra into the nhs, and there are 800 more doctors working in our emergency department stand there were when i became prime minister, but what are -- one of the pressures we face are 1.3 million more patients every year going into accident and emergency, so to do with this, what we need to do -- there are shouts of why from the other side, and they might start with that contract. you might think about that. what we need to do is put the resources into a&e, help with public health and our frail elderly, what was in the excellent plan, and it needs to be backed by the money and the successful economy that this government is delivering. >> sir bob russell. >> more people lived in essex that