Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103101

Learning Disability: Life Expectancy

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the life expectancy is of (a) women and (b) men of working age with a learning disability; and how does this compare with the life expectancy of people without a learning disability.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
We recognise the unacceptable health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability. We do not have comprehensive data on the life expectancy of people with a learning disability, broken down by gender and age, although we do have crucial insight...

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