To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people of each age under the age of 18 years were prescribed medicine on the NHS to help them lose weight in each of the last three years; and what types of medicine have been prescribed for this purpose. (282485)

The information requested is not available in the format requested relating to the number of people prescribed medicine.

Data are available from the NHS Information Centre on the total number of prescription items for drugs dispensed in England in the community for the treatment of obesity over the last three years. This information is provided in the following table: