Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 111654

Joint Replacements: Surgery

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

ConservativeHarrow East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to investigate the use of body mass index thresholds as a means of determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.

Answer

Karin Smyth
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe on 20 November 2025 to Question 89688.