Question follow-through · 117487
Life Expectancy: Sandwell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, after factoring in the national decline in healthy life expectancy referenced in the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115639, for what reason Sandwell has seen a further decline in HLE for men an
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, after factoring in the national decline in healthy life expectancy referenced in the answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115639, for what reason Sandwell has seen a further decline in HLE for men an
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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16 Mar 2026
Answer published
According to the Office for National Statistics, the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased mortality during 2020, 2021, and 2022, and explains the national decline observed in healthy life expectancy (HLE) since 2020. Some negative impact remains in the late...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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