Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the importance of (a) healthy cholesterol levels and (b) regular cholesterol checks.

The Department continues to support the national implementation of the National Health Service Health Check programme. The check involves awareness, assessment and management of the top six risk factors for cardiovascular disease, one of which is cholesterol. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is working with local Government to modernise the NHS Health Check programme and delivering social marketing and behavioural interventions to improve health.