Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have suffered from migraine in each of the last five years.

Information concerning the number of people diagnosed as suffering from migraine on an annual basis is not collected.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline, Headaches: Diagnosis and management of headaches in young people and adults, published in 2012, sets out best practice for healthcare professionals in the care, treatment and support of people who suffer from headaches. The guideline includes specific information on the management of migraines, such as the prescribing of appropriate pain-relief medication.