Health Action Zones

HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 c817W

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce health action zones covering the Greater London area. [2848]

Mr. Hutton

I apologise to my hon. Friend for the delay in responding to this question. I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.

There are already four health action zones (HAZs) in the Greater London area. East London and the City and Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham HAZs were established in 1998, and followed by Brent and Camden and Islington HAZs in 1999. There are no plans for further HAZs.