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Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase access to weight loss jabs for more long-term conditions.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase access to weight loss jabs for more long-term conditions.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 November 2025 to Question 89687.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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