Written question asked by Roger Gale (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 April 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 April 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information she has collated on the number of (a) adults and (b) children who are currently overweight or obese; and what percentage of each population that figure represents; what recent estimates she has made as to the total cost (a) to the National Health Service and (b) to the economy of illness, inactivity and premature death associated with overweight and obesity; if he will make a statement on his plans to combat obesity; what were the main conclusions of his Department's recent response to the Ninth Report of the Committee on Public Accounts on the subject of obesity; what targets he intends to set for reductions in the levels of overweight and obesity; and what resources and strategies he will put in place to ensure that they are achieved. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 18 April 2002) (Response in Library Dep 02/2065).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 384 c767-9W; 49310;49311;49312;49313;49314
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Children Costs Health services Health education NHS Medical treatments Nutrition Obesity Exercise
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk