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Proceeding contribution from Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 June 2021. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Coronavirus.

I have not commented on it in my remarks so far, but I have commented on it in the past and I absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. We need to do more to drive down smoking rates, we need to do more to deal with alcohol abuse and we need to do more with the fact that too many of us eat food that is high in salt and sugar. I am prepared to work with the Government to be more interventionist on these matters. I would look at levies and taxes on tobacco companies, and I would invest more in anti-smoking and public health facilities locally, some of which have been cut back, sadly, because the public health grant has been cut back. So yes, I completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
697 c338 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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