Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Conclusion 18
5th Report - Food and Weight Management: Modernising obesity treatment
Published 23 Oct 2026
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The rising number of children with obesity should alarm us all. Any redesign of services must ensure that children living with obesity get the specialised, holistic support they need. (Conclusion, Paragraph 61)
From: Health and Social Care Committee, 5th Report - Food and Weight Management: Modernising obesity treatment (HC 518), 23 October 2026
Government response
Government response awaited: deadline 23 December 2026.