A Bradford MP has applied for £20 million worth of Government funding to target health inequalities.

Imran Hussain MP (Bradford East, Labour) has applied to round two of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund.

If successful, Mr Hussain would put the money towards three new, grassroots health and community centres in Bradford.

The MP has urged the newly-appointed Health and Social Care secretary, Thérèse Coffey MP, to back the bid.

Mr Hussain said: “If we are to have any chance of levelling-up left behind regions like Bradford, we need to tackle these health inequalities, which is why I’ve submitted a bid for £20 million of funding for three new, grassroots health and community centres.”

It comes after new figures showed life expectancy for men in Bradford is almost two and a half years lower than across England as a whole.

Data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities showed that across 2020 and 2021, the average life expectancy for men in Bradford stood at 76.3 years.

Bradford's male life expectancy was below the national average of 78.7 years.

The main contributor to this inequality for Bradford men were circulatory issues.

Meanwhile, average life expectancy for women in Bradford was 80.8 years in 2020 and 2021. 

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