Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of local government finance on the geographical variation in life expectancy.

Life expectancy is higher now than it has ever been, and is generally increasing in most areas. This Government has made available over £200 billion to councils between 2015/16 and 2019/20 to invest in services including those that support improved life expectancy, such as public health and social care, and we are currently conducting a review of councils’ relative needs to deliver an up-to-date, responsive distribution methodology that will ensure future funding goes to the right places.