Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many lower-layer super output areas are within Telford constituency; how those areas are ranked by top (a) 1%, (b) 5% and (c) 10% in the index of multiple deprivation; and what impact that data has on the allocation of funding by his Department.

Data published on the House of Commons Library shows that there are 61 lower-layer super output areas (LSOAs) within the Telford constituency. 15 LSOA areas are ranked in the top 10% of the most deprived areas in England. The number of LSOA areas that are in the top 1% or top 5% are not reported. The data is available at the following link:

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency-data-indices-of-deprivation/

The National Health Service resource allocation formula is intended to support equal opportunity of access for equal need, taking account of NHS England’s duty to have regard to the need to reduce health inequalities. The formula takes account of factors such as demography, morbidity, deprivation, and the unavoidable cost of providing services in different areas. In addition, a further adjustment to address health inequalities and unmet needs increases the resources directed to deprived areas. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is one of the indicators used in the formula.