Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including in sickle cell health care protocols policies to promote the importance of nutrition.

No specific assessment has been made. There is little evidence in support of any specific nutritional intervention that ameliorates sickle cell symptoms and therefore, there is no intention at this point to incorporate specific information regarding nutrition in national protocols or policies.