The claim asserts that Wes Streeting "said he would deliver" a new accident and emergency unit at Queen's Hospital, Romford. The available evidence paints a more nuanced picture. **What the evidence shows:** 1. **Streeting expressed sympathy and support, but not a delivery commitment.** Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) launched a campaign in January 2025 to secure £35–42 million to rebuild Queen's A&E. The trust publicly thanked Streeting for his "continued support of our campaign to transform our A&E department." He praised improvements made at the hospital and highlighted the need to end corridor care. 2. **Streeting explicitly recused himself from the funding decision.** In Parliament on 25 March 2025, when asked by Julia Lopez MP to fund the A&E remodelling, Streeting responded: "this will be a rare occasion at the Dispatch Box where I urge and encourage her to lobby the Minister of State... because in such decisions I must recuse myself. However, she will know where my sympathies lie." This is the opposite of a personal pledge to deliver the unit — he distanced himself from the decision-making process. 3. **The funding had not been confirmed as of early 2026.** In January 2026, Julia Lopez wrote to Streeting pressing for an "urgent update on the status of the funding request," indicating no firm commitment had been given. The trust's CEO expressed confidence funding would arrive, but this was the trust's aspiration, not a government announcement. 4. **Streeting's commitments were to other hospitals, not Queen's.** He committed to rebuilding nearby Whipps Cross Hospital, and announced a New Hospitals Programme — but Queen's Hospital was not included in that programme. **Assessment:** Streeting did express support and sympathy for the campaign to rebuild Queen's A&E, which gives the claim a kernel of truth. However, the core assertion — that he "said he would deliver" the A&E unit — is contradicted by his explicit parliamentary recusal from the funding decision and the absence of any public commitment to deliver it. The claim materially overstates what Streeting said, turning expressions of sympathy into a delivery promise. Sources: - Parallel Parliament / Hansard, Wes Streeting's response to Julia Lopez, 25 March 2025: https://parallelparliament.co.uk/mp/wes-streeting/debate/Commons/2025-03-25/debates/53690339-7D22-463F-8C52-C66AA14143B9/OralAnswersToQuestions - BHR Hospitals NHS Trust, "£42 million campaign for a new A&E": https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/new-emergency-department-queens-hospital-show-your-support/ - Ilford Recorder, "Wes Streeting praises end to beds in corridor at Queen's": https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/26026461.wes-streeting-praises-end-beds-corridor-queens/ - BBC News, "Queen's Hospital in Romford uses QR codes to lobby for more money": https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr0wz2g8lno - Julia Lopez MP, "Presses Health Secretary for Urgent Update on Queen's Hospital A&E Redevelopment": https://www.julialopez.co.uk/news/julia-lopez-presses-health-secretary-urgent-update-queens-hospital-ae-redevelopment - Barking and Dagenham Post, "Queen's Hospital Romford A&E rebuild plan to be put forward": https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/25766617.queens-hospital-romford-e-rebuild-plan-put-forward/