Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to mark Swallowing Awareness Day on 16 March.

While the Department has no specific plans to mark Swallowing Awareness Day, we recognise the importance of raising awareness of the impact that swallowing difficulties. Speech and Language Therapists can provide support to enable people to manage and recover their ability to swallow.