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Proceeding contribution from Lord Gove (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 February 2022. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Levelling Up.


Levelling Up

Absolutely. My right hon. Friend is right: this is a one-nation document that is in that Conservative tradition. He is also absolutely right that addressing health inequalities is vital, not just to relieving pressure on the NHS for taxpayers but to giving people the full lives that they deserve. We outline in the White Paper some of the steps that we are taking, not least to deal with obesity, but, in addition, my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary will be bringing forward a health inequalities White Paper a little later this year, and I will be working with him to take forward some of the insights of Professor Michael Marmot and others about what the drivers of health inequalities are and how we can tackle them.


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c322 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime Devolution Arts Broadband Employment Housing Health services Finance Education Empty property Government departments Innovation Local government Pay Procurement Parks Training Young people Transport Regional planning and development Sports Research Regeneration Productivity
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