Female Life Expectancy (Glasgow)

Part of First Minister’s Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 5 December 2024.

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Photo of Sandesh Gulhane Sandesh Gulhane Conservative

I declare an interest as a practising national health service general practitioner.

According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics, female life expectancy in Glasgow remains the lowest in Britain, and seven of the 10 areas of the United Kingdom where it is lowest are in Scotland. Males do not fare much better. That all points to the Scottish National Party failing women—failing to protect safe spaces, failing to provide adequate housing for single mothers and failing to tackle women’s health inequalities. Is the First Minister concerned by those consistently woeful statistics? What is he going to do about it?