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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-11more like thismore than 2016-10-11
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Obesity: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of (a) obese and (b) overweight children under the age of 11; and if he will take steps to cooperate with (a) his counterparts in the devolved administrations, (b) GPs, (c) teachers and (d) parents to help reduce that number. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 48108 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-10-18more like thismore than 2016-10-18
answer text <p>We launched <em>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</em> on 18 August. Our plan focuses on actions that are likely to have the biggest impact on reducing childhood obesity and maintaining a healthy weight. It presents a bold package of policy proposals, informed by the available evidence. We will work with the devolved administrations, general practitioners and other healthcare professionals, teachers and parents to improve the health and wellbeing of children across the United Kingdom.</p><p>We are confident that the measures announced will make a real difference and estimate that they could reduce childhood obesity rates by around a fifth (330,000) over the next 10 years.</p><p>A copy of <em>Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action</em> is attached and is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546588/Childhood_obesity_2016__2__acc.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546588/Childhood_obesity_2016__2__acc.pdf</a></p>
answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon more like this
answering member printed Nicola Blackwood more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-10-18T10:49:10.67Zmore like thismore than 2016-10-18T10:49:10.67Z
answering member
4019
label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford more like this
attachment
1
file name Childhood Obesity Plan.pdf more like this
title Childhood Obesity Plan more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this