Question follow-through · 2850

Steroid Drugs: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made about the reasons for the use of [i] IPEDs and [ii] SARMs amongst young people.

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
9 Jun 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made about the reasons for the use of [i] IPEDs and [ii] SARMs amongst young people.

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the mental and physical health risks of young people taking steroids. This Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and to exploring options, through the cross-government National Youth Strate...

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