Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings have taken place with the (a) OECD, (b) WHO and (c) European Commission following the G8 Dementia Summit; and what the outcome of these meetings was.

A number of key meetings and telephone calls have taken place between Departmental officials and colleagues in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. One of which was a key meeting to discuss their support to the World Dementia Council.

To maintain momentum following the G8 Summit, a dementia side event was held during the World Health Assembly (the decision body of World Health Organization (WHO)), in Geneva in May 2014. The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt) launched the Global Dementia and Alzheimer's Action Alliance. This will be the first global body to bring together government, the health and care sector, charities, the voluntary sector and wider civil society.

Dr Dennis Gillings CBE, the World Dementia Envoy, and Departmental officials met Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO on 5 June 2014. Discussion took place in relation to supporting the World Dementia Council in an advisory capacity and the G8 Declaration. Dr Chan welcomed the great efforts and leadership of the United Kingdom Government and the envoy. Dr Chan agreed to collaborate with the envoy and the UK on a joint work programme. There was also positive discussion in relation to WHO supporting further meetings and hosting platforms.

No meetings have taken place with the European Commission as yet, but plans are underway for this to happen in July 2014.