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Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Monday, 11 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 February 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 February 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Housing: Heating

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of National Energy Action's report entitled, Cold homes claiming needless lives and costing every local Health and Wellbeing Board in England over £27,000 each day, published in February 2016.

Answer

No assessment has been made of the implications for public health policies of the National Energy Action report of February 2016 ‘Cold homes claiming needless lives and costing every local Health and Wellbeing Board in England over £27,000 each day’.

Public Health England is working with local authorities, the National Health Service, the Commission for Fuel Poverty and with other Government departments to try to address the health impacts of those living in fuel poverty and cold homes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219307
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Housing Heating
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk