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Luke Graham
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(6 years ago)
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Jackie Doyle-Price
The hon. Gentleman says they are killing people; that is not the debate I want on the NHS.
Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Con)
Scotland has the lowest life expectancies of all parts of the United Kingdom, with the figures falling for the first time in 35 years. The average life expectancy in 2017 was 77 years for men and 81.1 for women, compared with 79.2 for men and 82.9 for women in the rest of the UK. What can my hon. Friend do to support the devolved Administration to ensure that Scotland is not left behind the rest of the United Kingdom?
Jackie Doyle-Price
My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to that. I am always very keen to work with the devolved nations to both learn from what they do well and to share our expertise and experience where we are doing better, and I hope we will all co-operate to do exactly that.