Written questions

Heart Diseases: Young People

Commons · Question 124292 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the recording and classification of sudden cardiac deaths in people aged under 35.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 13 Apr 2026

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the processing, analysis, and publication of death records in England and Wales. Further information is available on the ONS website, at the following link:https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulation...