Jas Athwal MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Heart Diseases: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31276More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding levels for research into the (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart diseases.

  Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds research in response to proposals received from scientists rather than allocating funding to specific disease areas. The NIHR continues to wel...

  Answered 28 Feb 2025

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• Obesity: Ilford SouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30955More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential correlation between the number of fast food outlets opening and recent trends in the level of obesity in Ilford South constituency.

  Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential correlation between the number of fast food outlets opening and recent trends in the level of obesity in the Ilford South constituency. However, children living in the most deprived areas see five...

  Answered 18 Feb 2025

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• Life Expectancy: PovertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30954More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the link between life expectancy and trends in the level of poverty.

  Answer: Health inequalities in the United Kingdom are stark, with life expectancy differing dramatically between and within communities. People living in the most deprived areas are likely to die earlier and spend more years in ill health than those living in the...

  Answered 18 Feb 2025

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• Diabetes: Ilford SouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30403More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the difference in diabetes rates amongst the (a) white and (b) BAME population in Ilford South constituency.

  Answer: NHS England has given £3 million of funding to systems to provide clinical leadership to ensure that clinical diabetes metrics, such as the eight key diabetes care processes and treatment targets, are reviewed at an integrated care board level and unwarra...

  Answered 18 Feb 2025

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• Obesity: Ilford SouthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30402More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the level of obesity in the (a) richest and (b) poorest areas of Ilford South constituency; and if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his po

  Answer: The data is not available in the format requested. Prevalence of obesity for children aged four to five years old and 10 to 11 years old is available from the National Child Measurement Programme. The Department publish breakdowns of obesity prevalence by...

  Answered 18 Feb 2025

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