§ Mr. LoveTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have to announce a further bidding round for health action zones; and if he will make a statement. [127840]
§ Mr. DenhamThere are no plans for a further bidding round for health action zones (HAZs). We are however committed to spreading learning and good practice from the existing 26 HAZs into other areas and seeing the services and approaches being developed by HAZs integrated into mainstream activity throughout the country. An example of this is the new premises flexibilities that were developed with HAZs and that I announced to all health authorities on 20 January.