Written questions

Obesity: Drugs

Commons · Question 85297 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing details to the public on how to report suspected unlicenced vendors providing weight loss injections.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 6 Nov 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), acting on behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is responsible for the regulation of medicines intended for human use in the United Kingdom. This inc...