{"value":{"id":1678298,"askingMemberId":347,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-01-02T00:00:00","uin":"HL1222","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they have put in place to ensure the right research, data and information are in place to tackle the increasing health risks from climate change.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4948,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-12-21T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) works extensively with academic groups through joint research projects, and with European and international colleagues on sharing intelligence and experience on emerging disease risks. UKHSA has prioritised intervention evaluation for climate risks to health within its research partnerships and business planning. UKHSA’s Centre for Climate and Health Security is developing and expanding capacity to assess the effectiveness of measures to mitigate climate change threats to health, supported by UKHSA’s Evaluation and Epidemiological Science Unit.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Climate Change: Health Hazards","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1678298","method":"GET"}]}