Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 28159

Health: North East

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to prepare a cross-government strategy to reduce health inequalities in the North East.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with life expectancy varying widely across and within communities. The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, p...

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