Written questions

Obesity: Health Services

Commons · Question 19782 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Kate Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of obesity in (a) Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency and (b) other constituencies with high rates of obesity; and if he will take steps to s

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 17 Dec 2024

Local authorities and the National Health Service provide weight management services to support their communities to achieve and maintain a healthier weight. These range from behavioural weight management programmes, to specialist services for those livin...