Tuberculosis: Disease Control
(asked on 1st June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to renew the National TB Action Plan to help ensure the UK meets its commitment to the World Health Elimination (WHO) targets by 2035.
The UK Health Security Agency and NHS England’s current joint Tuberculosis (TB) Action Plan for England 2021 to 2026 outlines outcomes and indicators to achieve a 90% reduction in people with TB by 2035, aligned with the World Health Organisation elimination targets. It is due to run to the end of 2026, and work is underway to develop the next five-year national TB action plan for England. The current plan is available at the following link:
The devolved administrations’ public health agencies are actively engaged in the National TB Advisory and Implementation Group which oversees and monitors the current plan’s implementation, although the plan is for England only.
Significant policy development and stakeholder engagement have been undertaken to inform the next National TB Action Plan for England. This includes a public call for evidence in 2025 and a rapid interim evaluation of the current TB Action Plan in 2025/26.
The findings from these, together with extensive stakeholder input, including the devolved administrations, clinical and academic experts, service providers, third-sector organisations, and people with lived experience are being used to determine the proposed interventions for the next TB National Action Plan, which will focus on the needs of those affected by TB and strengthening TB services.
Advice will be provided to ministers on the next TB National Action Plan following the outcome of cross-Government ministerial discussions on the proposed interventions.