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Respiratory Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of damp, mould and cold housing conditions on people living with (a) COPD and (b) chronic respiratory illnesses.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
11 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 87 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of damp, mould and cold housing conditions on people living with (a) COPD and (b) chronic respiratory illnesses.

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not made an assessment on the impact of damp, mould and cold homes on people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) specifically, but has quantified the health burden in the English population fr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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