Obesity: Drugs
Commons · Question 91599 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to stop the illicit (a) manufacturing, (b) importation and (c) sale of (i) counterfeit and (ii) unlicensed weight-loss drugs.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 25 Nov 2025
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicines for human use, medical devices, and blood products for transfusion in the United Kingdom. This includes applying the legal controls on the retail...