Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90546

Heart Diseases: Women

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

Labour — Edinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve women's heart health.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health, and we are delivering our commitment that never again will women’s health be neglected.In 2023, 31% of those who died prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD) were women. We are committed to...

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