§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the report of the independent inquiry under Sir Donald Acheson into inequalities in health. [69589]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThe recommendations are being considered as part of the Government's health strategy for England, on which a White Paper will be published soon. Although the report focused on inequalities in England, I am also considering the relevance of the recommendations to the public health strategy for Wales.
Following the transfer of powers, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.