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Social Prescribing: Performing Arts

Asked by Samantha NiblettLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 57503

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of comedy within social prescribing.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Department recognises the value that social prescribing can play in supporting people’s health and wellbeing. This includes activities such as the creative arts, as well as cultural activities.

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