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Written question asked by Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 February 2023 (named day). It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Monday, 6 February 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Life Expectancy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Written Statement of 24 January 2023 on Government Action on Major Conditions and Diseases, HCWS514, and to the white paper entitled Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Major Conditions Strategy on the Government's policies for reducing the gap in healthy life expectancy between areas where it is highest and lowest.

Answer

The Major Conditions Strategy will tackle conditions that contribute most to morbidity and mortality across the population in England: cancers; cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes; chronic respiratory diseases; dementia; mental ill health; and musculoskeletal conditions.

Tackling them is critical to achieving our manifesto commitment of gaining five extra years of Healthy Life Expectancy by 2035, and our levelling up mission to narrow the gap in Healthy Life Expectancy by 2030.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
136677
Session
2022-23
Related items
Levelling Up the United Kingdom
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Life expectancy
Link
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