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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 9 November 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Gregory Campbell. The answering member was Simon Burns.

Obesity

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on government policy on obesity.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
535 c106-29WH 
Session
2010-12
Department
Department of Health
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Gregory Campbell | 535 c108WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for bringing us back to basics with a Northern Ireland and Scotland perspecti...
Lord Hart of Tenby | 535 c108WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will be aware, as I am, that part of the problem lies in the Department for Educa...
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Gregory Campbell | 535 c108WH (Link to this contribution) I knew that the dreaded health and safety would come in at some point, and I am glad that the hon. G...
David Simpson | 535 c108-9WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. I shall encourage him by telling hi...
Gregory Campbell | 535 c109WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I hope the Minister will respond to that. I know that a smal...
Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 535 c109WH (Link to this contribution) I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does my hon. Friend agree th...
Gregory Campbell | 535 c109-10WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with my right hon. Friend. We also need to look at the cost of products on supermarket shelv...
Sarah Wollaston | 535 c110WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell) for securing this important debate. I do ...
Simon Burns | 535 c110WH (Link to this contribution) On the point about NICE, may I give my hon. Friend a reassurance that might be helpful at this stage...
Sarah Wollaston | 535 c110WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for that helpful response and look forward to hearing the outcome of that. Chi...
Gregory Campbell | 535 c106-7WH (Link to this contribution) It is a privilege to speak under your chairmanship, Mrs Riordan. I am delighted to have secured the ...
Jim Shannon | 535 c107WH (Link to this contribution) Type 2 diabetes is one of those hidden diseases that some people do not know they have. The indicati...
Gregory Campbell | 535 c108WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with that; I was just about to come to the issue of exercising. I love walking, and when I g...
Jim Shannon | 535 c108WH (Link to this contribution) Surely, my hon. Friend does not just walk; he marches. When someone marches, they lose more calories...
Gregory Campbell | 535 c107-8WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I hope that the Minister will respond to it. I want to...
Nick Smith | 535 c108WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman's point about a sedentary lifestyle is important. The Welsh health survey 2008 sh...
Simon Burns | 535 c126-7WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Riordan, during this extremely interesting an...
Diane Abbott | 535 c124-6WH (Link to this contribution) I agree. That is the point that I was going to make. We need to be more innovative in the sorts of g...
Justin Tomlinson | 535 c124WH (Link to this contribution) It was an ice-skating disco on Friday nights. On the point about getting more girls involved, that ...
Diane Abbott | 535 c122-4WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Riordan. I congratulate the hon. Member for E...
Andrew Bingham | 535 c122WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. There are dozens of sports in the Olympics, and everyone will watch and take an interest...
Diane Abbott | 535 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I am loth to agree with the Minister, but I think that he is right on that point. A particular inter...
Simon Burns | 535 c124WH (Link to this contribution) I have been listening carefully to the hon. Lady, who is making some valid points. The danger has to...
Diane Abbott | 535 c124WH (Link to this contribution) Far be it from me to advertise any particular product in this Chamber, but Wii Fit games are perhaps...
Andrew Bingham | 535 c124WH (Link to this contribution) That is a good point. We talked briefly about video games. Does the hon. Lady think that the advent ...
Justin Tomlinson | 535 c122WH (Link to this contribution) We all have a role in encouraging our local schools to get 100% behind the school Olympics principle...
Andrew Bingham | 535 c121WH (Link to this contribution) I was going to come on to other activities shortly. I will watch or take part in sport, but who spon...
Lord Hart of Tenby | 535 c121WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is making a strong case for children being inspired to take part in sport. Does he ha...
Simon Burns | 535 c121WH (Link to this contribution) I am very interested in what my hon. Friend says and have listened carefully to the interventions. A...
Sarah Wollaston | 535 c118WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend share my concern, however, that organisations such as Asda, which have signed up...
Dan Poulter | 535 c117-8WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, certainly. There is an issue about how physicians prescribe effectively. Statins are an effecti...
Andrew Bingham | 535 c119-21WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you for giving me the chance to speak in the debate, Mrs Riordan. I had not applied to speak u...
Dan Poulter | 535 c118-9WH (Link to this contribution) There are areas of obvious concern, where supermarkets can go further. As I said earlier, when we we...
Lord Dodds of Duncairn | 535 c117WH (Link to this contribution) I have heard constituents talk about the use of statins and polypills. These medications have enormo...
Dan Poulter | 535 c117WH (Link to this contribution) That is a good point. There is good evidence that the celebrity culture around dieting causes anorex...
Andrew Bingham | 535 c117WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend share my concern that celebrities regularly have gastric bands fitted, with the ...
Dan Poulter | 535 c116-7WH (Link to this contribution) We certainly have to look at how the Government can help people to take more responsibility for thei...
Jim Shannon | 535 c116WH (Link to this contribution) While the hon. Gentleman is giving us his thoughts, and given his experience in his previous job, wi...
Justin Tomlinson | 535 c113-6WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, I absolutely do, but this is an area where the schools can lead, in terms of teaching the basic...
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 535 c113WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman believe that GPs have a greater responsibility and need to be more proactive...
Justin Tomlinson | 535 c111-3WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell) on securing this very important de...
Sarah Wollaston | 535 c110-1WH (Link to this contribution) I absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. We need to be much clearer with parents that their children a...
Diane Abbott | 535 c110WH (Link to this contribution) Years ago, parents with chubby children would be told, ““It's puppy fat and they will grow out of it...
Simon Burns | 535 c128WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a valid point. I will address a number of issues that some of my hon. Friends ...
Simon Burns | 535 c127-8WH (Link to this contribution) I understand the hon. Lady's point, because the charge has been made on a number of occasions and I ...
Dan Poulter | 535 c128WH (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend agree that we need to be careful about introducing regulation for alcohol ...
Simon Burns | 535 c128-9WH (Link to this contribution) No, I will not, because I have only three minutes. People need to be honest with themselves. We need...
Speaker | 535 c129WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Mr Bryant has withdrawn his debate, so the sitting is suspended until 4.30 pm. Sitting suspe...
Diane Abbott | 535 c127WH (Link to this contribution) On changing commercial practices, when will the Government do something about the practice of so man...
Simon Burns | 535 c127WH (Link to this contribution) I will give way in a moment. It is also important to say that, if we can get an agreement with comme...
Andrew Bingham | 535 c121-2WH (Link to this contribution) I think that the Minister has been reading my notes. The point I was coming to was that we have talk...
Dan Poulter | 535 c116WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I will not speak for very long, but ...
Simon Burns | 535 c127WH (Link to this contribution) I will give way to the hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington first, because I promised h...
Subjects
Children Costs Diets Health services Health education Obesity Schools Sports Exercise
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