Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Abena Oppong-Asare Excerpts
Wednesday 13th December 2023

(11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call the Opposition spokesperson.

Abena Oppong-Asare Portrait Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab)
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In 2020, women’s life expectancy in the poorest parts of the UK was almost 19 years shorter than those in the most affluent. Thirteen years ago, Labour introduced a socioeconomic duty in the Equality Act 2010 to make the NHS and other public bodies tackle this gap. Why have Ministers failed to implement it?