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: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.

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