Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113688

Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the waiting times for children and young people to start community eating disorder treatment, based on the data published by NHS England.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government keeps waiting time data for children and young people’s community eating disorder services under close review, drawing on the statistics published regularly by NHS England.We recognise that demand for eating disorder services has increased ...

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