Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94623

Weather: Death

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of excess winter deaths.

Answer

Torsten Bell
A very wide range of factors impact changes in mortality – and details of excess deaths can be found across several sets of government statistics. Causes are multiple – including cold homes, fuel poverty, respiratory infections, and pressures on health an...

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