Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from the Welsh Government on the potential implications of the joint report by UK Health Security Agency and the Office for National Statistics on the effect of the summer 2022 record temperatures on excess mortality, published 7 October 2022.

We continue to have regular discussions with colleagues from the devolved administrations on a range of issues, including the impact of heatwaves. We are currently assessing evidence and actions in response to this summer’s temperatures, including the report of 7 October.