Written questions

Public Health: Finance

Commons · Question 105857 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the public health grant for 2025/6 and 2026/7 on the shift to prevention in the NHS 10 Year Plan.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Jan 2026

Our 10-Year Health Plan will deliver a shift in the whole health system from sickness to prevention.Over £13.4 billion will be consolidated into the Public Health Grant over the three-year period beginning in 2026/27, a 5.6% total cash increase over the p...