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Diabetes: Preventive Medicine

Commons · Question 105164 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce instances of type 2 diabetes.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 21 Jan 2026

The Government is committed to tackling preventable ill health, such as type 2 diabetes, head-on and at the earliest opportunity. Excess weight and obesity are key risk factors for type 2 diabetes and we are taking decisive action on the obesity crisis, e...