Written questions

Life Expectancy

Lords · Question HL9935 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Bird

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions in England.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 11 Sep 2025

The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with healthy life expectancy varying widely across and between communities. To tackle the gap in healthy life expectancy, health inequalities will be a golden thread running through work across the...