Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57503

Social Prescribing: Performing Arts

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of comedy within social prescribing.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
The Department recognises the value that social prescribing can play in supporting people’s health and wellbeing. This includes activities such as the creative arts, as well as cultural activities.