Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 102906

Joint Replacements: Obesity

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

James Naish

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to end the blanket use of body mass index thresholds to determine eligibility for joint replacement surgery.

Answer

Karin Smyth

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 November 2025 to Question 89688.