As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system.
The job of the government - and my responsibility - is to help people live healthier lives. The framework is about giving local authorities the ability to focus on the most effective ways to improve the public's health and reduce health inequalities, long-term, from cradle to grave.
The government has done too little too late to protect the health of the population -- in June 2004 I told the government to produce a comprehensive strategy,
The NHS should be proactively using substantial resources across government to intervene and try to deliver positive improvements in people's standards of living.
I want to make it clear that the lobbying sector does an important job. It is very useful to the government to hear the views of a broad range of groups to make sure we get the best.
You don't come into government thinking it is going to be easy.
I think the Government is trying to cover up its own negligence by blaming GPs and that is a disgrace.