Written question asked by Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 3 September 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Respiratory Diseases: Somerset

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset due to respiratory diseases.

Answer

Data on the number of deaths due to respiratory disease, as well as which were considered preventable, is available at the following link:

Data is not available at a Parliamentary constituency level.

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