Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Organisations:
Department of Health and Social Care
Current role holder:
Ashley Dalton MP
Responsibilities
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention is responsible for:
- health protection:聽
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- environmental health聽
- infectious diseases聽
- seasonal immunisations聽
- routine immunisations聽
- Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme聽
- 辫补苍诲别尘颈肠鈥痯谤别辫补谤别诲苍别蝉蝉听
- emergency response聽
- antimicrobial resistance聽
- chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats聽
- health improvement:聽
- diet and obesity聽
- addiction,鈥痠ncluding tobacco,鈥痑lcohol, drugs and gambling聽
- NHS Health Check聽
- 丑别补濒迟丑鈥痠苍别辩耻补濒颈迟颈别蝉听
- child health and family services聽
- work and鈥痟ealth
- sexual鈥痟ealth, including HIV聽
- men鈥檚 health strategy
- 颈苍迟别谤苍补迟颈辞苍补濒:听
- World Health Organization and international engagement聽
- EU and trade
- devolved governments聽
- crown dependencies and overseas territories聽
- overseas development aid programmes, including Public Health Rapid Support team聽
- major conditions:鈥�
- cancer prevention and strategy聽
- 诲颈补产别迟别蝉听
- cardiovascular diseases聽
- rare diseases
- long-term conditions聽
- 蝉肠谤别别苍颈苍驳听
- sponsorship of:聽
- UK Health Security Agency聽
- Food Standards Agency
Current role holder
Ashley Dalton MP
Ashley Dalton MP was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention in the Department of Health and Social Care on 10 February 2025.
She was elected as the MP for West Lancashire on 9 February 2023.