ONE of the nation’s health equality experts has sent critical letters to dozens of MPs to highlight “particularly concerning health trends” in their constituencies, PA reporter Ella Pickover writes.

Professor Sir Michael Marmot has written to 58 MPs spanning 17 local authorities. They are:

– Amber Valley Local Authority: Nigel Mills (Amber Valley), Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire), Sarah Dines (Derbyshire Dales)

– Bexley Local Authority: Louie French (Old Bexley and Sidcup), Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford), Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead)

– Cambridgeshire Local Authority: Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge), Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire), Anthony Browne (South Cambridgeshire), Jonathan Djanogly (Huntington), Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire), Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire)

– Charnwood Local Authority: Jane Hunt (Loughborough), Edward Argar (Charnwood)

– Cornwall Local Authority: Derek Thomas (St Ives), George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth), Cherilyn Mackrory (Truro and Falmouth), Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay), Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall), Scott Mann (North Cornwall)

– County Durham Local Authority: Kevan Jones (North Durham), Richard Holden (North West Durham), Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland), Mary Kelly-Foy (City of Durham), Grahame Morris (Easington), Paul Howell (Sedgefield)

– Erewash Local Authority: Maggie Throup (Erewash), Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) – see also Amber Valley Local Authority.

– Guildford Local Authority: Michael Gove (Surrey Heath), Jonathan Lord (Woking), Angela Richardson (Guildford), Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

– Kensington & Chelsea Local Authority: Felicity Buchan (Kensington), Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham)

– Newark and Sherwood Local Authority: Robert Jenrick (Newark), Mark Spencer (Sherwood)

– Norfolk Local Authority: Liz Truss (South West Norfolk), James Wild (North West Norfolk), Duncan Baker (North Norfolk), Jerome Mayhew (Broadland), George Freeman (Mid Norfolk), Chloe Smith (Norwich North), Clive Lewis (Norwich South), Richard Bacon (South Norfolk), Sir Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth)

– Norwich Local Authority: Chloe Smith (Norwich North), Clive Lewis (Norwich South) – see also Norfolk Local Authority

– North Somerset Local Authority: Liam Fox (North Somerset), John Penrose (Weston-Super-Mare)

– Northumberland Local Authority: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed), Guy Opperman (Hexham), Ian Lavery (Wansbeck), Ian Levy (Blyth Valley)

– Rotherham Local Authority: Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley), Sarah Champion (Rotherham), John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne)

– Stoke-on-Trent Local Authority: Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South), Jo Gideon (Stoke-on-Trent Central), Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North)

– Telford and Wrekin Local Authority: Lucy Allan (Telford), Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin).

John Penrose and Sir Liam Fox have been contacted for a comment.