§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the role of healthy living centres in the Government's public health strategy. [136585]
§ Yvette Cooper[holding answer 6 November 2000]: The New Opportunities Fund is responsible for funding the healthy living centre initiative. Healthy living centre applicants need to demonstrate that their projects will support national and local health strategies. Healthy living centres will have a key role to play in reducing inequalities and supporting the work of other statutory and voluntary agencies locally.