Health and Social Care Bill Debate
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Baroness Berger
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Health and Social Care Bill
Baroness Berger Excerpts(12 years, 11 months ago)
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Mr Lansley
That is a very powerful and positive step forward. Through the joint strategic needs assessment and the strategy derived from that, local authorities and the NHS will now increasingly work together to deliver integrated services extending across health, social care and public health.
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op)
Will the Secretary of State please confirm whether all the changes outlined in the Deputy Prime Minister’s letter now represent Government policy?
Mr Lansley
The Deputy Prime Minister’s letter accurately reflects the discussions that we have been having in another place—[Interruption] I do not see why that is funny; it is very simple—in anticipation of the amendments that will be debated there on Report.