Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Gwynne and Rachael Maskell

Tuesday 15th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)]

T10. Prevention is the most important intervention to improve health outcomes, yet since 2015 the public health grant has fallen in value by 25%, and by 30% in York. Will the Minister say what he is doing to restore the value of the public health grant?

[Andrew Gwynne]

My hon. Friend is incredibly knowledgeable about public health matters both at national and local level. Lord Darzi’s investigation into the NHS set out the impact of past reductions in local government public health funding. We will confirm public health grant allocations for the next financial year as part of the forthcoming spending review, but the points she made have been made loudly and clearly.