Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106511

Obesity: Surgery

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received Gastric Sleeve surgery in each of the last three years in England and Wales broken down by male and female.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Health is a devolved matter. The Department does not hold information on gastric band and gastric sleeve surgery in Wales.For England, the table below shows the number of gastric band and gastric sleeve surgeries undertaken between 2022 and 2025:Financial...

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