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Have you come across any particular concerns about prisoners' diets and health in relation to rehabilitation? Offenders have poor health and die much younger than other people. As you know, there is a significant problem with people who come out of prison dying quickly from drug overdoses—we have discussed that locally.
Will those standards ensure what the First Minister desires, which is that"No child should ever again die because of structural failings in support services",or do you feel, as some in the Opposition feel, that the standards are still too vague?
Such measures could be considered, but I am not prepared to die in a ditch over that today.The role of community groups was mentioned, as were various specific community groups.
If the health service says that it will be there for people when they are born, when they die, if they have an accident and when they fall ill, that is providing access.
The Executive has not included health promotion as an issue, but there is no reason why we cannot lodge amendments on that. Several things could be done.