Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72199

Obesity: Drugs

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for weight-loss drugs to people who are pre-diabetic.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that develops evidence-based recommendations on whether new licensed medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service. The NHS in England is legally re...

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