Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67565

Obesity: Drugs

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to weight loss drugs across NHS trusts.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The medicines liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro, are already being made available for managing obesity for some patients attending National Health Service specialist weight managem...
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