VoteClimate: Unhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHS - 26th February 2019

Unhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHS - 26th February 2019

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Unhealthy Housing: Cost to the NHS.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-26/debates/FFA25138-87B2-4307-A3BE-044AE433C3ED/UnhealthyHousingCostToTheNHS

09:49 Derek Thomas (St Ives) (Con)

That work could also reduce the carbon footprint, which is important. Cornwall Council recently voted to consider how it could make Cornwall carbon free in the next 30 years and achieve a net zero emissions target. Reducing the leaky nature of our homes and improving the carbon footprint with well-insulated homes is a significant part of that. As I said, improving homes will also reduce the demand on health and social care services.

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