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Steroid Drugs: Men

Asked by Dr Luke EvansConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 14443

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 9089 answered on 19 June 2026 about Steroid Drugs: Young People, if he will hold discussions with [i] local and national health bodies, [ii] academics and [iii] the Men's Health Strategy Stakeholder Group to ensure that issues surrounding Anabolic Steroids, IPEDs and SARMS are included in the work to improve men's health literacy.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

We are committed to working in partnership with men, academics, stakeholders, research funders, employers, service providers, and important sectors such as media and sport to implement the Men’s Health Strategy. This includes our Men’s Health Academic Network and Stakeholder Group.

We are scoping the work on media literacy and will consider the inclusion of issues surrounding anabolic steroids, image and performance enhancing drugs, and selective androgen receptor modulators.

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