Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 1 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Climate Change: Health Hazards

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the effect on the NHS of rising temperatures as a result of climate change.

Answer: Tackling climate change is a cross-Government priority and is one of a range of issues the Secretary of State discusses with Cabinet colleagues. Defra works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care and other Government Departments and partner organisations to address domestic climate risks, including risks of overheating from high temperatures (one of the six priority risk areas identified in the Government’s second Climate Change Risk Assessment, published in 2017).

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