Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to the NHS on its promotion of businesses in the weight management sector for the purposes of tackling obesity.

The Government supports implementation of the weight management guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which is applicable to businesses. The National Health Service and local authorities typically use this when making decisions on services and to ensure that approaches are evidence-based, effective and sustainable.