Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that dedicated national clinical leadership is retained to guide policy, clinical standards, and specialist care networks for the 70,000 people living with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

In line with the identical questions received on 21 October from the Hon. Member for Harrow East, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 26 October in response to Question 36778.