Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adults and (b) children have attended Queen Elizabeth hospital Birmingham A&E as a result of asthma in each year since 2010; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of A&E admissions for asthma.

This information is not available in the format requested.

A count of attendances to accident and emergency (A&E) with a diagnosis of respiratory disease broken down by age for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, between 2010-11 and 2017-18, is attached.

A count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary diagnosis of asthma for the age groups 0-17 years and 18 years and over, in Birmingham Edgbaston Westminster parliamentary constituency, Birmingham Westminster parliamentary constituencies, and West Midland Government Office Region of residence, for the years 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.

The data in both tables should not be described as a count of people as the same person may have been admitted to hospital on one or more occasion.