Member

I turn now to Amendment 161, also in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, which highlights the importance of exposure to water pollution and resilience to flooding and heatwaves. I answer this question when it has been raining for about 50 days—it feels like it has—so it is a pertinent question. The Government fully recognise these environmental factors in shaping health outcomes and health inequalities. Clause 44 already includes environmental factors and explicitly allows for consideration of any other matters that affect life expectancy or the general state of health.