§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to implement his proposals for individual exercise and diet programmes to improve the health of individuals; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellOur Green Paper "The Health of the Nation" published on 4 June, a copy of which is available in the Library, proposes a strategy for achieving a positive improvement in the nation's health, indentifying key areas for action, including diet and exercise, and setting targets to encourage and measure progress. It provides the basis of an extensive consultation process, running to 31 October 1991, during which the views of a wide range of professional bodies and organisations throughout the country will be sought. The results of the consultation will influence a White Paper on the health of the nation to be published later.