78th anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service

That this House notes that 5 July 2026 marked the 78th anniversary of the creation of the beloved NHS by the Clement Attlee-led Labour Government on 5 July 1948; celebrates the late Aneurin Bevan, Minister of Health in the Attlee government, for the role he played in delivering and establishing the NHS; acknowledges that the UK was the first western country in the world to offer medical care and treatment to the whole population, whoever they are, free at the point of need and use; gives thanks to all the staff, at every level and in every discipline, working in the NHS who show care, compassion and diligence; recognises that healthcare free at the point of need in the UK is no longer up for political debate or discussion as the principle has won the day; and reaffirms its commitment to the values, practice and purpose of the beloved NHS for today and every day to come.