Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 30954
Life Expectancy: Poverty
Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Jas Athwal
Labour — Ilford South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the link between life expectancy and trends in the level of poverty.
Answer
Ashley DaltonHealth inequalities in the United Kingdom are stark, with life expectancy differing dramatically between and within communities. People living in the most deprived areas are likely to die earlier and spend more years in ill health than those living in the...
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