Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government plans to establish an independent taskforce on lung health.

There are no plans for the Government to establish an independent taskforce on lung health. However NHS England is continuing to work with clinicians, professional organisations and third sector organisations, including the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK, to improve outcomes for patients suffering from common lung diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia and asthma.