Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision

Louise Haigh Excerpts
Monday 5th November 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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My hon. Friend is of course a dentist, and I would love to listen to him speak in more detail about what we can do to get this right.

Louise Haigh Portrait Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab)
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If the Secretary of State does not think that poverty and deprivation are key factors in health inequality, can he explain why life expectancy for women in Sheffield has fallen by four years since 2009?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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I said the opposite actually. There are environmental and economic factors, and they are very important. My point was that having a record level of jobs in this country is a benefit.