Health: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 109997 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce regional inequalities in health outcomes.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Feb 2026
It is a priority for the Government to increase the amount of time people spend in good health and prevent premature deaths, with an ambitious commitment to halve the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions.We know that everyda...