All 1 Debates between Lord Kakkar and Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

Mon 7th Feb 2022

Levelling Up

Debate between Lord Kakkar and Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Monday 7th February 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, I thank the Minister for taking questions on this Statement, and in so doing declare my interest as chairman of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research. I welcome the focus on health and extending healthy life expectancy as part of this levelling-up agenda. Are the Minister and Her Majesty’s Government content that the opportunities afforded by the passage of the current Health and Care Bill through your Lordships’ House and this Parliament are being fully exploited and addressed in terms of the levelling-up agenda for health, with particular reference to the co-ordination between local government and institutions providing healthcare with regard to addressing the disparities that drive inequalities in health outcomes and the research agenda at a local level, which needs to be addressed to achieve these objectives?