§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration was given in the preparation of the Green Paper "The Health of the Nation" to the 1985 targets set out by the World Health Organisation in respect of housing and equal access to education.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe World Health Organisation, which has warmly welcomed the approach taken in "The Health of the Nation", has made it clear that its health for all by the year 2000 initiative—HFA—is meant to be adapted to the specific needs of individual countries. All aspects of the WHO approach were taken fully into consideration in preparation of the Green Paper proposals for a health strategy for England. The Green Paper also included a report on England's progress towards meeting the HFA targets.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on how environmental, transport, housing, food and agriculture considerations were integrated in the Green Paper "The Health of the Nation."
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe Government recognise the importance of a wide range of factors affecting health. This was reflected in the prominence "The Health of the Nation" gave to the responsibilities of specific Government Departments. We have established a ministerial group on which the 14 Government Departments are represented, to oversee development of the health strategy and co-ordinate the Government's contribution to it.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how often progress towards health for all is assessed.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyProgress towards the World Health Organisation health for all by the year 2000 targets is reviewed periodically. The last two reports of progress 41W were published in the Chief Medical Officer's report "On The State of the Public Health for the year 1989" and in an annex to "The Health of the Nation", June 1991, copies of which are available in the Library.