Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2021 to Question 141964 on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis, for what reason information relating to the cost to the NHS for late diagnosis of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis due to covid-19 related delays over the last 12 months is not held centrally.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have advised that data relating to the cost to the NHS for late diagnosis of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis due to COVID-19 related delays is not collected.