Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Helen Hayes (Labour), on Tuesday, 29 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 13 members in total.

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FIZZ FREE FEBRUARY

That this House notes high levels of obesity amongst children and adults, with severe obesity being four times higher for children in deprived areas compared to the least deprived areas across the country; acknowledges the issue of tooth decay amongst children, with over 45,000 extractions of children's teeth being carried out in England during 2016-17; calls on the Government to do more to combat the rise of obesity and tooth decay; and welcomes initiatives like Fizz Free February, established by Southwark Council in 2018, which encourages children and adults to give up fizzy drinks during the month of February.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2030 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Keith Vaz

Baroness Harman

Andrew Selous

Jim Shannon

Neil Coyle

Subjects

Disadvantaged Obesity Sugar Soft drinks

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk