Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Public Health England's <i>Tuberculosis in England annual report</i> published on 27 September.

The Department of Health welcomes Public Health England’s (PHE) Tuberculosis in England: annual report, which evidences the importance of the ongoing implementation of their national strategy Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for England 2015 to 2020. A copy of which is attached. The report contributes to the specific commitments made in the national strategy document, to support the eventual elimination of the disease as a public health problem in England.

The Department recognises the public health importance of tuberculosis (TB) and continues to support PHE, who have made TB one of its main priorities, in giving national policy leadership, ensuring that there is a coordinated approach to TB across all sectors at all levels.