Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they have met the Lipoprotein(a) Taskforce in the past six months, and when they are next scheduled to meet the taskforce.

Neither the Department nor NHS England have met with the Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) Taskforce in the past six months, and there are no meetings scheduled.

Routine Lp(a) testing is not recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, and there are currently no treatments available which specifically target Lp(a).

The Government continues to focus on improving the uptake of lipid lowering therapies and treatment, as per NICE targets, to manage cholesterol for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.