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 increase localised preventive care and diagnostic capacity in parliamentary constituencies where UK Health Security Agency profile data indicates Type 2 diabetes prevalence exceeds 12 per cent, such as Leicester East.

NHS England commissions the Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme available to all integrated care boards (ICBs) in England. For eligible people with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes, NHS England commissions the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme, which is also available to all ICBs in England.

Together, these national programmes complement locally commissioned prevention, weight management and diabetes care services, helping to address the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes by preventing or delaying new cases.