Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 102757
Joint Replacements: Obesity
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ban the blanket use of body mass index thresholds as a means of determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.
Answer
Karin SmythI refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Rushcliffe on 20 November 2025 to Question 89688.