Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision Debate
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Debbie Abrahams
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Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision
Debbie Abrahams Excerpts(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Matt Hancock
I am working with the Department for Transport. Transport Ministers feel very strongly about this question. The document details some of the things that we are going to do, but I am sure that there are a lot more.
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab)
May I suggest that the Secretary of State has a look at the report, “Fair Society, Health Lives”, by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, particularly at his recommendation about a minimum income for healthy living? With this in mind, what assessment has the Secretary of State made of the impact of universal credit and cuts to that scheme on poverty and healthy life expectancy?
Matt Hancock
I have of course looked at that report. It is important, and it is important that we get the answers to it right.