Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to have secured parity of esteem for dementia with cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke care, mental health and other conditions supported by NHS England’s Long Term Plan.

Dementia remains a key priority for the Government. Following the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, the National Implementation Framework, to be published in the spring, will provide further information on how the Long Term Plan will be implemented. Additional details, based on local health system five-year plans, will be brought together in a detailed national implementation plan.

We will continue to work closely with key partners and stakeholders, including the Alzheimer’s Society and other voluntary sector partners, as we support the National Health Service to deliver the commitments set out in the Long Term Plan.