Matt Hancock was mocked in the Commons for a geography mix-up which saw him answer a York MP’s social care concerns by referring to Scotland.
The Health Secretary appeared to believe Rachael Maskell was from the SNP as the Labour MP was sat near where the third largest party in Westminster is based in the chamber.
Speaking during the Budget debate, Ms Maskell (York Central) said: “I have very little hope for the old people of our country when they’ve cut £7 billion from the social care budget and only replaced it with £240 million.
“How is that safeguarding our old people for the future?”
Mr Hancock replied: “In Scotland, social care is devolved.”
As Labour MPs shouted “York!”, the Cabinet minister attempted to make a smooth recovery by adding: “And in York, the amount of social care money is going up thanks to the decisions yesterday.”
