Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the (a) BE FAST mnemonic used in the United States and (b) the FAST test used in the UK in assisting members of the public in detecting symptoms of stroke.

There are no plans to make a comparative assessment. Internal analysis of the Act FAST campaign for stroke suggests that the campaign has delivered 4,400 additional thrombolysis treatments since its launch in 2009.