§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what strategic measures he is taking to allow for changes in the demand for health services induced by climate change. [137178]
§ Yvette CooperI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment on 13 November 2000,Official Report, columns 469–70W. In addition, the Chief Medical Officer for England commissioned a programme of research into the Health Effects of Climate Change in the United 354W Kingdom, which will help to inform health policy development for the future. A draft report is expected to be published for consultation around the end of this year. I will place a copy in the Library at that time.