Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88729

Obesity: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Carolyn Harris

LabourNeath 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 Ahmed
The 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...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 88729) →