Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Rural Health and Social Care to improve health inequalities faced by people living in rural areas.

We welcome the Report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Rural Health and Social Care, in particular its focus on health disparities and the distinct experiences of rural communities. The Government is committed to levelling up health across the country. We plan to publish a Health Disparities White Paper later this year which will set out a series of impactful measures to address health disparities and their causes, including those linked to geography.