Question follow-through · 12178

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on raising the public health grant allocated to local authorities.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
5 Nov 2024
Answer
5 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on raising the public health grant allocated to local authorities.

  2. 5 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has discussed the Department’s settlement for 2025/26 with my Rt Hon. Friend, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, as part of the Spending Review process.We will confirm 2025/26 local a...

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