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Pulmonary Fibrosis: Health Services

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 91012

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to improve preventative measures for pulmonary fibrosis.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The causes of pulmonary fibrosis can be uncertain. However, measures exist to prevent the industrial exposure related causes of pulmonary fibrosis such as The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Smoking can also cause pulmonary fibrosis. To support current smokers to quit, an additional £70 million will be provided in 2025/26 to support local authority-led Stop Smoking Services in England.

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