Written question asked by Jimmy Wray (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assistance the Government has given to the National Asthma Campaign in raising awareness of the effects of asthma.

Answer: Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assistance the Government have given to the National Asthma Campaign in raising awareness of the effects of asthma. [73657] Jacqui Smith: The Department has recently provided the National Asthma Campaign (NAC) with a section 64 grant to assist the funding of a telephone help-line. This enabled the NAC to both help asthma sufferers and their families as well as raising awareness of the condition. The Department is currently arranging a series of discussions between the NAC, the British Thoracic Society and the British Lung Foundation with various sections of the Department and the Modernisation Agency to help shape initiatives in progress within the Department.

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