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Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67568 on Obesity: Drugs, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients accessing weight loss medications through private online platforms underg

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67568 on Obesity: Drugs, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients accessing weight loss medications through private online platforms underg

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Prescribers, whether National Health Service or private, are accountable for their prescribing decisions, and are expected to take account of appropriate national guidance.In addition to the duty of the prescriber, patients themselves must be honest when ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure post-market surveillance of NHS-provided weight loss drugs to monitor their long-term effects in patients.

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Obesity: Drugs

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve access to information for (a) healthcare professionals and (b) patients on the risks and benefits of weight loss drugs.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Obesity: Drugs

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Obesity: Drugs

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency plans to improve the (a) monitoring and (b) reporting of adverse effects related to weight loss drugs; and what systems are in place to e

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Obesity: Drugs

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of weight loss drugs on (a) public health outcomes, (b) obesity rates and (c) associated health conditions.

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Obesity: Drugs

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with international regulatory bodies to harmonise the regulation of weight loss drugs.

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support partnerships between (a) local pharmacies and (b) drug and alcohol support charities to deliver harm reduction services in (i) Fylde and (ii) Lancashire.

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29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people prescribed weight loss medication also adopt lifestyle changes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a levy on international student fees on the higher education pipeline for NHS workforce training.

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Health Professions: Training

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the ability of universities to deliver healthcare and medical training courses in the context of declining revenues.

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NHS: Heating

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS facilities using outdated radiator systems; and what plans he has to replace them with more efficient alternatives.