Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a strategy to reduce levels of (a) diabetes and (b) complications as a result of diabetes.

The Department has no current plans to publish a written strategy on the prevalence of, and complications arising from, diabetes. However, we are taking important steps to prevent type 2 diabetes and to improve care for people living with diabetes. The NHS Health Check identifies people at risk of diabetes and refers them into behaviour change interventions such as weight management and the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP), to reduce their risk of developing the condition. For those living with type 2 diabetes, there is the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme and the highly effective Pathways to Remission programme.

The recovery and delivery of routine diabetes care following the pandemic is a key priority for the NHS England Diabetes Programme, and rates of routine care delivery are now almost back to the pre-pandemic level.