Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent cases of type 2 diabetes.

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme identifies people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and refers them to a nine-month lifestyle change programme, which has been proven to reduce a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 37%.

The NHS Health Check is England’s flagship cardiovascular disease prevention programme, which is offered to eligible people aged 40 to 74 years old, and includes an assessment for type 2 diabetes. If an individual is found to be at risk of type 2 diabetes, they are referred on to their general practice for further clinical assessment, treatment if appropriate, or further referred to programmes such as the National Diabetes Prevention Programme, to help reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.