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 ensure that liver disease prevention and early detection are included in plans to reduce ill-health-related economic inactivity.

NHS England’s Liver Disease Programme includes work on early detection of liver damage and action to be taken to prevent its progression. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 18 September in response to Question 27776 about the NHS Liver Disease Programme, which includes a reference to the answer provided on 20 July in response to Question 17757.