The Liberal Democrats have never signed up to this target.
He is sticking to this target now as a result of further spending cuts.
The £250m fund announced by the Liberal Democrats would be in addition to this target.
The coalition government reaffirmed its commitment to this target as part of the NHS listening exercise, where it was one of David Cameron's five pledges on the NHS.
Earlier this year, a law came into effect – with cross-party support – that will ensure we stick to this target for good.
In a market with declining demand, rising capacity and intense discounter competition, we question the wisdom of dogmatically holding on to this target.
Celebrated each year on 29 September, World Heart Day, created by the World Heart Federation, has become an important vehicle to get us to this target.
The government will continue to point to this target as evidence of progress, but this is actually about quality as well as quantity.
Central to this target is finding a way to understand the needs of carers in the workplace – one in eight of the company's staff has a caring role.
"While our side can, every week, seem to be in the same place, their side every week gets closer to this target".
Further figures relating to this target indicate that 96.6% of people treated for breast cancers met the guideline, down from 97% in the last three months of last year.
