Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.

The Department of Health and Social Care helps people to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. It published its single departmental plan on 23 May 2018 which sets out six high level objectives for 2018-19 and how it will achieve them. Further information is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-of-health-single-departmental-plan/department-of-health-and-social-care-single-departmental-plan