Question follow-through · 25840

Research: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) data for and (b) research into coastal communities.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) data for and (b) research into coastal communities.

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The National Institute for Heath and Care Research (NIHR) has funded a range of research specifically focusing on coastal populations, including investing in local authority and higher education partnerships, as well as studies that focussed on health car...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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