Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to analysis in the Local Government Association's public health annual report, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for the public health grant; and if he will make it his policy to introduce long term funding increases, including an extension of the Contain Outbreak Management Fund.

The Government confirmed that the Public Health Grant for local authorities will increase in each of the next three years. In 2022/23, each local authority will receive a 2.81% increase, taking total funding to £3.417 billion. In addition, we have announced specific investment to tackle obesity, improve Start for Life for families and the quality and capacity of drug and alcohol treatment. Future funding for local authorities for COVID-19 measures remains under consideration.