LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Virginia Bottomley on the health of Britain

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley speaks to Julia Somerville outlining her plans to tackle obesity, suicides and the number of teenage smokers in Britain. Follows the release of a major report on the health of the nation a year after the government introduced its 19-point plan to reduce preventable disease. She responds to calls for health warnings on products and advertising control.

Contributors

Virginia Bottomley; Julia Somerville

Keywords

Reports; Health; Health services; Smoking; Great Britain; Adolescents; Health policy; Youth; Advertising control; Obesity

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