Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 6726
Respiratory Diseases
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of respiratory conditions in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2034.
Answer
Chronic respiratory diseases are the third biggest contributor to Years of Life Lost in England. The annual economic burden of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the National Health Service in the United Kingdom is estimated as £3 billion...
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