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Accident and Emergency Departments

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12630

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure emergency care infrastructure meets demand in constituencies with (a) above-average unemployment and (b) above-average infant mortality rates.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Neither the Department nor NHS England holds information centrally on emergency care infrastructure in constituencies with above-average unemployment or infant mortality rates. Decisions on emergency care infrastructure investment are made locally by National Health Service providers and systems, taking account of local population needs, service demand, estate condition, and clinical priorities.

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