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A response from the Head of Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries at the Department of Health and Social Care to Bob Ward, the Grantham Research Institute’s Policy and Communications Director, following a letter sent by Mr Ward to the Prime Minister<\/a> on 27 August 2020 to recommend a new comprehensive cross-government strategy to deal with the risks created by hot weather, which are increasing due to climate change.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n