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Obesity: Medical Treatments

Commons · Question 88729 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Carolyn Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of different funding mechanisms that could be applied to new obesity treatments.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 19 Nov 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...