| Heading: |
Semaglutide |
| Question ID: |
1757844 |
| UIN: |
25777 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5070 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lisa Smart
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lisa Smart
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) encourage Integrated Care Boards to prescribe semaglutide for weight management. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1506 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Gwynne
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| Answering Member handle: |
GwynneMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GwynneMP
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| Answer text: |
Obesity medicines can be effective for some patients living with obesity when prescribed alongside diet, physical activity, and behavioural support. Exactly what is most appropriate for an individual is down to health care professionals to advise, in disc... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |