Virginia Bottomley announces new health targets
- Title
- Virginia Bottomley announces new health targets
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 8 Jul 1992
- Year of production
- 1992
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- Duration
- 00:02:58
- Description
- Paul Rowley reports from Westminster where Health Secretary, Virginia Bottomley has announced new targets aimed at improving the health of Britain’s citizens. A White Paper sets new targets for cutting the number of deaths from AIDS, heart disease, and smoking. It wants to reduce the number of teenagers getting pregnant, and put the nation on a better-balanced diet. Includes statement by Virginia Bottomley; Shadow Health Secretary, Robin Cook; Liberal Democrats health spokesperson Liz Lynne.
- Contributors
- Robin Cook; Paul Rowley; Virginia Bottomley; Liz Lynne
- Keywords
- Government; Health services; NHS; Health policy; Health education; AIDS; Smoking education; Tobacco industry; HIV; Parliamentary papers; Teenage pregnancy education
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