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Written question asked by Adrian Ramsay (Green Party) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026. It was answered by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Health Services: Temperature

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of excess deaths as a consequence of extreme heat, in the week commencing 22 June 2026.

Answer

An assessment of mortality associated with the extreme heat episode in the week commencing 22 June 2026 is not yet available. The UK Health Security Agency expects to publish a Heat Mortality Bulletin shortly, which will provide an initial estimate of heat-associated mortality during the May and June 2026 heat episodes. Final estimates will be published in the 2026 Heat Mortality Monitoring Report in early 2027.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16777
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Death Health services Weather Temperature
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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