To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's announcement of £50 million to help tackle health inequalities through research on 11 October 2022, how much of that funding will be made available to research the links between (a) speech, language and communication needs and health inequalities and (b) difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing and health inequalities.
Answered on
21 November 2022
The funding for Health Determinants Research Collaborations has been awarded to 10 local authority areas for research to support evidence-based decision-making within local government. While the funding is not ring-fenced for specific topics, it will enable these areas to undertake and evaluate research to address issues relevant to the local population.