Emma asked the Health Secretary what steps he was taking to ensure that the NHS will get the £350 million a week it was promised during the EU referendum campaign.

Raising the issue in the House of Commons, Emma asked Jeremy Hunt: “What is the Health Secretary doing to ensure that the NHS gets the £350 million a week that it was promised during the referendum campaign?”

Jeremy Hunt replied: “I am a little stumped, because I was never really sure whether we would see that money. All I can say is that I am committed to successful negotiations with the EU, and I am delighted that a number of people who championed the Brexit vote have said that any extra funding should go to the NHS.”

Speaking afterwards, Emma said: “One of the key promises made by the Leave campaign was that an additional £350 million a week would be given to the NHS. Many people may have decided how to vote based on promises such as this and as such it is vitally important that they are kept.

“We have already seen attempts by leave campaigners to roll back on what they said in the campaign – such as Nigel Farage saying that it was ‘a mistake’ to promise the NHS extra money, and Michael Gove revising the promised £350 million down to £100 million.

“This is not acceptable and I will continue to hold those politicians who campaigned on these promises to account, so that the NHS gets the money it was promised in full.”