Petitions/Government to advise recognition of level III obesity as a chronic disease
StatusOngoing
Opened20 Jan 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Ensure the focus of treating Morbid Obesity, which is recognised as a chronic disease by the WHO, is actually on helping people manage their weight using both surgical and non-surgical treatment and access to appropriate medications, including GLP-1, and mental health support

This will help people who have often spent their lives being made to feel demonised because, while they are suffering from a treatable disease, it has for far too long been dismissed instead as just a lack of will power. It should help people live longer more productive and healthier lives.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Charlotte Nichols
1Charlotte Nichols MP
Warrington North
3
Sarah Hall
2Sarah Hall MP
Warrington South
3
Steve Darling
3Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Paulette Hamilton
4Paulette Hamilton MP
Birmingham Erdington
1
Phil Brickell
5Phil Brickell MP
Bolton West
1
Ruth Cadbury
6Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
1
Alex Burghart
7Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Nigel Farage
8Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Taiwo Owatemi
9Taiwo Owatemi MP
Coventry North West
1
Baggy Shanker
10Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1