Ministerial statement on Monday, 5 November 2018, in the House of Commons, led by Matt Hancock.

Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision

Statement on prevention of ill health.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 648 cc1263-1274
Session: 2017-19
Department: Department of Health and Social Care
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Health
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Proceeding contributions: Matt Hancock | 648 cc1263-5 (Link to this contribution)
Last week, the Chancellor confirmed that the NHS budget would rise by £20.5 billion over the next...; Jonathan Ashworth | 648 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. We welcome his remarks on the ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1265 (Link to this contribution)
indicated dissent.; Jonathan Ashworth | 648 cc1265-6 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise if I missed it. Could the Secretary of State tell us when he plans to outlaw or ban t...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
Great, well I take that as a broadly positive response from the hon. Gentleman, and I will addres...; 648 c1266 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 648 c1266 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Secretary of State for what he has just said. A lot of Members wish to take ...; Sarah Wollaston | 648 c1267 (Link to this contribution)
In the Secretary of State’s vision for prevention he rightly points out that £14 of social benefi...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1267 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with my hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee on that. Of course, the public heal...; Stuart C McDonald | 648 cc1267-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement and, in particular, I welcome h...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
On medicinal cannabis, I announced more research today and there is now a route in England. The h...; Desmond Swayne | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
We have cut salt dramatically and the Secretary of State now wants to cut it further; life will c...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
There are many ways to make one’s food taste good and make it healthy, too.; Paul Williams | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
It is astonishing that there was no mention in the statement of poverty as a cause of ill health....; Matt Hancock | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
The statement talks all about the wider determinants of health. If the hon. Gentleman wishes to t...; David Tredinnick | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
Is the Secretary of State aware that experts have warned that a million patients are getting usel...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
I respect my hon. Friend’s understanding of these issues, not least because I am married to an os...; Barry Sheerman | 648 c1268 (Link to this contribution)
I very much welcome what the Secretary of State said about people on the autism and special educa...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for that. We put significant resources into the NHS last Monday. The hon. Gentleman...; Justine Greening | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
I very much welcome the Secretary of State’s statement today. It is not only the right thing to d...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. The way that money for primary care is ...; Baroness Berger | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
To really make a difference to keep our nation well, prevention has to be the preserve of both lo...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady makes a great plea, which I will look into in some detail.; Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
We have a duty of care to support all our citizens to maintain good health by empowering employer...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
There is such an important role here for employers. It is not part of the culture of the UK, exce...; Alison Thewliss | 648 c1269 (Link to this contribution)
Breastfeeding has a significant preventive effect, and babies who are not breastfed are at greate...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
The earlier that we can start with this sort of strategy of preventing ill health the better, and...; John Lamont | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
I very much welcome the statement today. I also welcome the Government’s commitment to the daily ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. I strongly support the daily mile and I try to do it myself. The key is that this is ...; Norman Lamb | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s focus on learning disability and autism. He will have seen the...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I will. I pay tribute to the work that the right hon. Gentleman did in the Department and th...; 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The Chair will be keen to move on to the main business at 6 o’clock, or very close thereto...; Bim Afolami | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. Will he outline what his views are for community ph...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
Community pharmacies have a hugely important role to play in keeping people out of hospital and i...; Judith Cummins | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
Tooth decay is entirely preventable, so will the Secretary of State act now to address the concer...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1270 (Link to this contribution)
We are trialling the new contract to get it right. We want to get it right, and I look forward to...; Paul Beresford | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
As my right hon. Friend is aware, I am a very part-time dentist and I am also a supporter of the ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is of course a dentist, and I would love to listen to him speak in more detail abo...; Louise Haigh | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
If the Secretary of State does not think that poverty and deprivation are key factors in health i...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I said the opposite actually. There are environmental and economic factors, and they are very imp...; Pauline Latham | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
In my constituency of Mid Derbyshire, there is an amazing group of community pharmacies that are ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I will actually be in Derbyshire later this month visiting a neighbouring constituency, but it lo...; John Bercow | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I am quite certain that the Secretary of State will want to visit the hon. Lady’s constituency.; Christian Matheson | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the focus on prevention. Of course, the next best thing is early diagnosis. Will the Se...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
We are reviewing questions around that issue, because we want to ensure the best possible prevent...; Rebecca Pow | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the focus on physical activity in the new prevention strategy. First, how will the Secr...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1271 (Link to this contribution)
Well, I wish I had time for eight minutes of pilates with my hon. Friend. I cannot think of a bet...; Stephen Doughty | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
There is lots that we can agree on in this strategy but, as chair of the all-party parliamentary ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
Public Health England is trialling PrEP, and I am willing to work with the hon. Gentleman and oth...; Andrew Selous | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State’s focus on clean air and reducing childhood obesity is massively welcome. ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
I am working with the Department for Transport. Transport Ministers feel very strongly about this...; Debbie Abrahams | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
May I suggest that the Secretary of State has a look at the report, “Fair Society, Health Lives”,...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
I have of course looked at that report. It is important, and it is important that we get the answ...; John Howell | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Secretary of State agree that more education should be spent on understanding the total ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right; I strongly agree. Reformulation is critical. However, it is c...; Wera Hobhouse | 648 c1272 (Link to this contribution)
Current average waiting times for eating disorders are 27 weeks, during which time the condition ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, we are considering this as part of the long-term plan. We have already announced that more t...; Marcus Jones | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Whitestone surgery and its patient participat...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I absolutely will. I am a huge fan of social prescribing. I essentially think that because d...; Rachael Maskell | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
The half-a-million-pound cut in public health in York has had very serious consequences, while na...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
We are increasing the budget in future and making sure that we target it more on community servic...; Philip Hollobone | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
Children’s dental health is shocking and child obesity levels are too high. Will the two words, “...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
They will now. I believe very strongly in parental responsibility as well as personal responsibil...; James Cartlidge | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
As my right hon. Friend may be aware, one of the benefits of turning 40 is that we become entitle...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1273 (Link to this contribution)
Well, you learn new things every day, Madam Deputy Speaker—as someone who only just turned 40, I ...; Kevin Foster | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
As it is my 40th birthday next month, I will look forward to getting a card. The Croft Hall medic...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
That sort of work is absolutely brilliant. At one level, it is common sense, but it also needs to...; Nigel Huddleston | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
Are there any other international models inspiring the Secretary of State—in relation to preventi...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
Yes. [Laughter.]; Eddie Hughes | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
The Secretary of State is obviously too young for it, but will he endorse the mile walk aimed at ...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
The daily mile—or, in this case, the mile walk once a week—is not just for children but for all o...; Matt Warman | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
I have a couple of years to go until I am 40, but one in four of my constituents is over 65. Linc...; Matt Hancock | 648 c1274 (Link to this contribution)
Perhaps by the time my hon. Friend becomes 40 it will be a birthday text rather than a birthday c...
Subjects: Cannabis Air pollution Autism Diagnosis Employment Housing Finance Genetics Learning disability NHS Medical treatments Primary care Patients' rights Prescriptions Obesity Preventive medicine Psychiatric hospitals Technology Salt Smoking Artificial intelligence Community health services Care Quality Commission
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Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision

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