Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to support consistent implementation of the recently published asthma guidelines from the British Thoracic Society, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network; and how they will monitor progress on that implementation.

NHS England welcomes the publication of the asthma guidance and the clear national framework it provides. It has just been published, and we are closely studying its recommendations.

There is a wide range of work taking place across NHS England to support the implementation of the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. In relation to access to diagnosis, NHS England has published commissioning standards, which are available on the NHS.UK website, in an online only format, and worked with a range of partners to create a package for systems containing the information and support required to help increase the number of people receiving early and accurate diagnosis for respiratory disease, including those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.​