{"value":{"id":1237883,"askingMemberId":4641,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-09-25T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-09-30T00:00:00","uin":"95730","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that every child in England requiring a tier two or three weight management service has access to it.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4380,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-10-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Local authorities and clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning weight management services. Public Health England (PHE) has a responsibility to support the local delivery of evidence-based, effective and sustainable weight management services as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence which adults, children and families can access if they are living above a healthy weight.</p><p>PHE has published a collection of evidence-based guides and resources to support the commissioning and delivery of tier two weight management services for adults and children and their families. The collection includes a guide to support healthcare professionals to start the conversation with families, research to some of the barriers and facilitators that some families may face.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":"2020-09-30T00:00:00","attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Obesity: Children","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1237883","method":"GET"}]}