Question follow-through · 119679

Liver Diseases: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted interventions he plans to introduce to reduce the effects of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in areas with high levels of deprivation.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted interventions he plans to introduce to reduce the effects of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in areas with high levels of deprivation.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Liver disease is a broad term for several conditions affecting the liver and pancreas and the Government is taking decisive action to tackle ill health and shift the focus on diseases such as liver disease from treatment to prevention.The most prevalent c...

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