Question follow-through · 1501

Poverty: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are being treated for poverty related illness in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency and (b) the North East.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 24 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 26 Jul 2024
Answer: 31 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

24 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are being treated for poverty related illness in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency and (b) the North East.
26 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Jul 2024
Answer published
The data requested is not held by NHS England, as poverty is not a metric used for the classification of illness. Although poverty is not a direct cause of specific health conditions, it can be a risk factor for physical and mental ill health. The Governm...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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