Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention

Current role holder: Ashley Dalton MP

Responsibilities

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

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

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.

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