Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63873

Health Services: Poverty

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Alex McIntyre

LabourGloucester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS 10-Year health plan (a) prioritises areas of economic deprivation and (b) effectively meets the needs of working people.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The focus of the 10-Year Health Plan is to ensure the National Health Service is there for anyone who needs it whenever they need it. We cannot do this without tackling health inequalities, including for working class people and those living in areas of e...

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