Hospital Waiting Lists Debate
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Lord McFall of Alcluith
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(3 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord Bethell (Con)
On the elective recovery fund, I cannot make that commitment at the Dispatch Box but I reassure my noble friend that we are in it for the long haul and we recognise that this will be a major project needing major resources. When it comes to the health of the nation, the obesity strategy is a cross-departmental and energetic programme that tackles the issues that my noble friend is concerned about. He is entirely right that the costs of our healthcare system are predetermined by the overall health of the nation, and that is why we encourage people to eat well and lead healthy lives.
The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
My Lords, the time allotted for this Question has elapsed. We now come to the fourth Oral Question.