Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88729
Obesity: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Carolyn Harris
Labour — Neath and Swansea East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of different funding mechanisms that could be applied to new obesity treatments.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...
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