§ Mr. TredinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the role of complementary medicine organisations in the proposed network of healthy living centres. [44375]
§ Ms JowellThe aim of the healthy living centres initiative is to target areas containing the most deprived sections of the population in order to reduce health inequalities and improve the health of the worst off in society. Within this context proposals for local healthy living centres could include the provision of complementary therapies if they would contribute to achieving local health priorities. These would need to be evaluated for effectiveness.