Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to the NHS of cosmetic medical procedures conducted overseas and any subsequent complications; and what plans they have, if any, to limit or control the advertising of such procedures.

The Department does not have data on the overall costs to the National Health Service of treating complications from cosmetic and medical procedures conducted overseas. With regards to the advertising of cosmetic procedures conducted overseas, the Department continues to work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), with the ASA taking enforcement activity against any company which contravenes United Kingdom advertising standards.