Question follow-through · 2750

Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on establishing a cross Government obesity strategy that treats modern obesity t

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on establishing a cross Government obesity strategy that treats modern obesity t

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The 10-Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025, set out the decisive action the Government is taking to tackle the obesity crisis and ease the strain on the National Health Service. This included a commitment to expand access to GLP-1 medicin...

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