Public Health White Paper Debate
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Kevin Barron
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(13 years, 11 months ago)
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Mr Lansley
The support for women seeking the termination of a pregnancy should include the fullest possible information about the nature of that procedure and its consequences. Consent should always be fully informed.
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab)
There is much merit in what the Secretary of State has announced. Will the new outcomes framework, which will provide consistent measures to judge progress on key elements, include smoking cessation figures? As he well knows, 50% of our health inequalities in this country are created by tobacco use.