Question follow-through · 28160
Health: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in City of Durham constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: Death Certificates · 4 Feb 2025
- Death Certificates · 4 Feb 2025
- Funerals · 4 Feb 2025
- Leukaemia: North East · 6 Feb 2025
- Hospices: City of Durham · 11 Feb 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in City of Durham constituency.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2025
Answer published
The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with life expectancy varying widely across and within communities. The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: Death Certificates
4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) his Department has had discussions with County Durham and Darlington Foundation NHS Trust on delays to death certification.
Death Certificates
4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken was to certify a death in (a) hospital and (b) the community in the period since changes were made to the death certification process in September 2024.
Funerals
4 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Regulations 2024 in the context of reports of delays to funeral services.
Leukaemia: North East
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with leukaemia in (a) City of Durham constituency and (b) the North East.
Hospices: City of Durham
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support hospices in City of Durham constituency.
Mental Health Services: City of Durham
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services in City of Durham constituency.
Dental Services: City of Durham
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services in City of Durham constituency.
Hospices: Finance
4 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to distribute the second tranche of hospice funding based on (a) levels of need and (b) areas of deprivation.
Autism: Diagnosis
20 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of autism assessments.
NHS: Crimes of Violence
7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) harassment and (b) abuse of NHS staff.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust: Inspections
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Care Quality Commission plans to inspect medical care services at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
Cancer: Medical Treatments
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure NHS trusts consistently meet the 62 day target for starting cancer treatment.