Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the variation in asthma-related deaths across Clinical Commissioning Groups in England; and what plans they have to address any such variation.

No assessment has been made as the information is not held centrally.

Respiratory disease is a clinical priority within the NHS Long Term Plan. The Plan has the overarching objective of improving outcomes for people with respiratory disease, including asthma. Within the Plan, the respiratory interventions include early and accurate diagnosis, medicines optimisation and the development of self-management models to support people with respiratory conditions to manage their condition all of which are applicable for asthma.