Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases
Commons · Question 106242 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce health disparities linked to high vitamin D deficiency rates in at-risk population groups.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Jan 2026
Government recommendations for vitamin D are promoted on the National Health Service webpage and through the social marketing campaigns Best Start in Life, Better Health, and Healthier Families.The Government’s Healthy Start Scheme was introduced in 2006 ...