Dermatology

Mr. Bruce George
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on trends in prevalence of skin disease and skin-related illnesses, excluding skin cancer.

Ann Keen
The Department has no specific information on trends in the prevalence of skin disease and skin-related illnesses.

Mr. Bruce George
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to quantify the annual productivity losses associated with members of the workforce suffering from skin-related illnesses in the latest year for which figures are available.

Ann Keen
The Department has made no assessment of the annual productivity losses associated with those members of the workforce living with skin-related illnesses.