HC Deb 25 February 1981 vol 999 c392W
Mr. Dormand

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proposals he now has for increasing the effectiveness of health education.

Sir George Young

The Department has just published "Care in Action", a handbook of policies and priorities in the health and personal social services, which emphasises the important part that health education plays in preventing ill health. Ministers will continue to take every opportunity to emphasise this in the future.

The Health Education Council has been provided with additional funds of £500,000 this year, which will be increased to £1 million in 1981–82, for a new anti-smoking initiative specially directed at children.