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 help reduce lung and respiratory-related deaths in the UK.

NHS England has established a national respiratory programme to develop a clear approach, in partnership with its partners, to improve outcomes for people with respiratory disease and meet the Long Term Plan ambitions. In addition, the Major Conditions Strategy will cover treatment and prevention for chronic respiratory diseases and seeking input, through our Call for Evidence, from stakeholders, citizens and the NHS to identify actions that will have the most impact.