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As the Prime Minister said in his oral contribution of 8 July (Official Report, column 966<\/em>), hospital car parks are free for National Health Service staff for this pandemic \u2013 they are free now \u2013 and we are going to get on with our commitment to make them free for patients who need them as well. This remains the Government\u2019s position.<\/p>"}
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