Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109997

Health: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce regional inequalities in health outcomes.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

It is a priority for the Government to increase the amount of time people spend in good health and prevent premature deaths, with an ambitious commitment to halve the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions.We know that everyda...

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