A question on #Obesity #HealthServices tabled by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on 23-01-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Obesity: Health Services
Question ID: 1758528
UIN: HL4362
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-01-23
Asking Member ID: 4719
Asking Member display name: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Asking Member handle: natalieben
Asking Member Twitter reference: @natalieben
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports that over a quarter of UK adults are obese with this forecasted to rise to 40 per cent by 2030, whether they have any plans for a national obesity policy plan; and whether medical treatment, including di
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Date answered: 2025-02-04
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of the Government’s Health Mission.The Government recognises that prevention will always be better than a cure. We are committed to tackling the obstacles driving obesity. We have already laid...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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