Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a strategy has been developed for dealing with dementia in the United Kingdom's Chinese community.

On 21 February 2015, the Prime Minister launched his new Challenge on Dementia 2020, which builds on the achievements of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia 2012-2015. It sets out the vision for dementia care, support, awareness and research to be transformed by 2020.

Through the 2020 Challenge, we wish to see an increase in the proportion of people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic origin with dementia who receive a diagnosis of dementia, enabled through greater use by health professionals of diagnostic tools that are linguistically or culturally appropriate and post-diagnosis support to meet the specific needs of local communities.

We will work with key stakeholders on developing the implementation plan for the 2020 Challenge to ensure that real and sustainable improvements are delivered for people with dementia, their carers and families.