Obesity: Drugs
Commons · Question 73626 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 12 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of private providers increasing the cost of weight loss drugs by 170% with two weeks’ notice on patients.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Sep 2025
As we shift the focus from treatment to prevention through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are determined to bring revolutionary modern treatments to everyone who needs them, not just those who can afford to pay.NHS England has worked with Eli Lilly to ensure...