Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published 4 June 2015, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the £200 million savings in public health budgets in 2015-16.
Department of Health officials have been in discussion with officials in the Department for Communities and Local Government. We will shortly publish a consultation on how best to implement these savings in ways that minimise any disruption to services.