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Obesity: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE guidance on GLP-1 medications for obesity is implemented consistently across Integrated Care Boards; and if he will review the methodology us

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE guidance on GLP-1 medications for obesity is implemented consistently across Integrated Care Boards; and if he will review the methodology us

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards (ICBs) are legally required to make funding available for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in line with NICE guidance and the NICE Funding Variation for tirzepatide. NHS England i...

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