Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the development of NICE guidelines for Huntington's Disease.

The Department and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence officials are currently discussing the possible development of a guideline on Huntingdon’s disease through the established topic selection arrangements. This entails consideration of factors such as the burden of disease, the evidence base and variation in practice.