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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Smoking: County Durham

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of public health funding for smoking cessation services in County Durham.

Answer

Local authorities will receive over £3.1 billion in 2019/20 for use on public health. It is for local authorities themselves to determine how best to use these resources based on their assessment of local need and with regard to their statutory duties. Future funding for local authorities’ public health responsibilities will be considered carefully in the next spending review, taking full account of the available evidence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
278474
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Smoking County Durham Public health
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk