Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Tredinnick (Conservative), on Tuesday, 25 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

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EFFECT OF DIET ON YOUNG OFFENDERS

That this House welcomes the report by Natural Justice on young inmates in Aylesbury young Offenders' Institution; notes that the double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial found that by adding vitamins, minerals and other nutritional elements to inmates' diets anti-social behaviour was reduced; further notes that the reduction for minor offences was 33.3 per cent. and that the greatest reduction was the serious offences including violence, where there was a drop of nearly 40 per cent.; observes that the supplements just provided the vitamins, minerals and fatty acids found in a good diet; believes that a link between diet and behaviour has significant implications in crime prevention and reducing the prison population; and urges the Government to commission further research in this important area.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

771 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Crime Diets Nutrition Young offenders Research

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk