Injury Prevention and Control (Hansard, 11 December 1996)

HC Deb 11 December 1996 vol 287 c234W 234W

§ Mr. Ian McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department has signed the Melbourne declaration on injury prevention and control, adopted on 22 February. [8644]

§ Mr. Horam
The "Melbourne declaration" does not provide for formal endorsement by Government of its conclusions. The Government demonstrated their commitment to accident prevention by including it as a key area in their "The Health of the Nation" strategy launched in 1992.