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DHSC £1m overspend 0.37% of budget

Minister says figures are not unusual

A million pound overspend at the Department of Health and Social Care, isn't as worrying as it sounds.

That's according to MHK David Ashford - who says the figure represents profiled spend.

It's after it was revealed the department is a million pounds over budget, four months into the financial year.

But Mr Ashford says the figures are misleading:

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