Written questions

Obesity: Drugs

Commons · Question 67565 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable access to weight loss drugs across NHS trusts.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 25 Jul 2025

The medicines liraglutide, under various brand names, semaglutide, brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro, are already being made available for managing obesity for some patients attending National Health Service specialist weight managem...