Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention

Organisations: Department of Health and Social Care

Responsibilities

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention is responsible for:

• health protection
• sexual health and HIV
• health improvement
• children’s health
• major, long-term and rare conditions
• secondary prevention
• screening
• health inequalities
• work and health
• men’s health

Previous holders of this role

1. Ashley Dalton MP

   2025 to 2026

Announcements

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• England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2026
  • 04 March 2026
  • Policy paper
• Funding boost to support patients to stay in and return to work
  • 25 February 2026
  • Press release
• Landmark junk food ad ban to protect kids' health
  • 05 January 2026
  • Press release
• Dame Carol Black appointed as independent adviser on drugs
  • 19 December 2025
  • News story
• Millions to benefit from new health and wellbeing quiz
  • 24 November 2025
  • Press release
• Nearly three in five parents expect children’s physical activity to drop this winter as stars back new campaign to keep kids active
  • 02 November 2025
  • Press release
• Young people given stark warning on deadly risks of taking drugs
  • 16 October 2025
  • Press release
• National vaccination campaign to protect newborns this winter
  • 22 September 2025
  • Press release
• New healthier food standards to give babies best start in life 
  • 22 August 2025
  • Press release
• NHS begins roll-out of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme
  • 04 August 2025
  • Press release

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