Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of The University of Manchester’s Building Utopia publication, whether his Department plans to work with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to incorporate social and health outcomes into physical regeneration, including the recently announced Levelling Up Parks Fund.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is working with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to support the development of evaluation plans for the Levelling Up Parks fund, which include health and social outcomes.