Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of (a) obesity, (b) hepatitis B and (c) hepatitis C is in (i) England and (ii) each parliamentary constituency in the last year for which figures are available.

The latest data (2012-2014) on adult obesity are available by local authority and can be accessed via the following web link:

http://www.noo.org.uk/visualisation

(See 3rd article.)

Data on childhood obesity are collected through the National Childhood Measurement Programme for two school year groups Reception (four-five year olds) and Year six (10-11 year olds). The latest data can be accessed via the Health and Social Care Information website:

http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=19405&q=title%3a%22national+child+measurement+programme%22&sort=Relevance&size=10&page=1#top

Data on obesity for adults and children are not available by constituency.

In 2014, a total of 488 laboratory reports of confirmed acute hepatitis B infection were reported in England to Public Health England (PHE). For hepatitis C, a total of 11,471 laboratory reports were reported in England to PHE. Data are not available by parliamentary constituency.