Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children who have suffered health problems as a result of poor housing conditions in the last 12 months.

Public Health England (PHE) does not hold data on the number of children who have suffered health problems as a result of poor housing conditions.

PHE is working with partners across the housing and health systems to reduce housing-related ill-health, including in children, by supporting local authorities, the National Health Service and frontline staff through guidance in the Cold Weather Plan and through the resources available online in Homes for Health. More information is available at the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cold-weather-plan-for-england

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-for-health

Public Health England is also working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure that existing resources to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel bills (including the Winter Fuel Payment) are targeted at the most vulnerable groups.