Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 50326

Life Expectancy

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce differences in healthy life expectancy between regions in England.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Tackling health inequalities is central to our Health Mission, which is why the Government has committed to halving the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions, by addressing the social determinants of health. Work is currently...

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