Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research by scientists at the University of Cambridge Pre-diagnostic cognitive and functional impairment in multiple sporadic neurodegenerative diseases published on 12 October; and what steps they plan to take to support early diagnoses of dementia-related diseases.

While no specific assessment has been made, we welcome research on the early detection of dementia and neurodegeneration which may enable targeted treatments for those most at risk.

In November 2021, the National Institute for Health and Care Research issued a £9 million invitation for research proposals on digital approaches to the early detection and diagnosis of dementia. In addition, in 2021/22 we made £17 million available to clinical commissioning groups to address dementia waiting lists and increase the number of diagnoses.