CUTS to council budgets for smoking cessation, sexual health and obesity support services are “short-sighted” and will put additional pressure on the NHS, Labour has said in advance of its analysis being published today.

Money spent on public health services in England between 2013/14 and 2016/17 has been cut by 36 per cent, the party’s study of figures from the House of Commons Library shows.

Budgets for sexual health promotion, prevention and advice were cut by 29 per cent per head, down to £1.23 in 2016/17.