Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role that housing plays in health inequalities; and whether he plans to cover that factor in the forthcoming Health Disparities White Paper.

As set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, the Government is working to address the issue of poor housing through improving standards in private and socially rented accommodation, with a focus on delivering the biggest improvements in the poorest performing areas.

The forthcoming health disparities white paper aims to address preventable diseases and other causes of ill-health and how services can diagnose and treat the symptoms of health inequalities. We will provide further information on the specific topics to be included in the white paper in due course.