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Kevin Barron
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(5 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
Nevertheless, the hon. Gentleman has had his say, and I feel sure that he will say it again as often as is necessary.
Sir Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab)
Will the Minister tell me whether the withdrawal of funding for the Healthy Futures programme in the north-west and Public Health Action in the south-west is likely to help or hinder us meeting the smoking cessation targets in the tobacco control programme?
Steve Brine
This comes back to the matter of public health budgets—£16 billion during the current spending review period, with local authorities best placed to make local decisions on what is needed in their local area. That is the same in the right hon. Gentleman’s area as it is in mine.