Local Authorities: Public Health Budget Debate
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Lord Turnberg
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Local Authorities: Public Health Budget
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Lord Prior of Brampton
The noble Lord makes a good point that goes considerably broader than the Question. I accept that many of these things are inextricably linked.
Lord Turnberg (Lab)
My Lords, does the noble Lord accept the report from NICE, which showed that investment in public health improves not only the health of individuals but the economy? Can I tempt him to agree that cutting funding by as much as—I think—7.5% is counterproductive in trying to improve the nation’s health?
Lord Prior of Brampton
The noble Lord may be interested to know that the McKinsey institute assessed that the cost of obesity to the British economy was some £46 billion. I am under no illusion about the importance of proper prevention.