Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16777

Health Services: Temperature

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of excess deaths as a consequence of extreme heat, in the week commencing 22 June 2026.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

An assessment of mortality associated with the extreme heat episode in the week commencing 22 June 2026 is not yet available. The UK Health Security Agency expects to publish a Heat Mortality Bulletin shortly, which will provide an initial estimate of hea...

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