Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the suspension of the £100 million of funding for weight management services announced on 4 March 2021, whether the Government has plans to reinstate that funding at a future date.
While some healthy weight programmes will continue, the reduction will include £35 million which was to be provided to local authorities for weight management services. Future funding will be subject to the normal business planning processes.