Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100322

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of health inequalities associated with a) asthma and b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is aware of the disproportionate impact that asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) have on deprived communities. The Government is acting on smoking, air pollution, and poor housing that w...
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