Obesity: Health Services

(asked on 10th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department undertook an impact assessment prior to the suspension of the £100 million of funding for weight management services, announced on 4 March 2021.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 16th May 2022

While no formal impact assessment has been undertaken, the Department considered the impact of the suspension of this funding alongside the costs of ‘COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19’ within existing budgets. We remain committed to addressing the causes of poor diet, obesity and inactivity and supporting people living with obesity to achieve a healthier weight.

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