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Written question asked by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 5 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 November 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Obesity: Devolution

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to work collaboratively with the administrations in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland to reduce the prevalence of obesity.

Answer

Ministers and officials in the Department have regular discussions with their counterparts in the devolved administrations on improving the health and wellbeing of the nation, including on reducing obesity. Discussions include domestic strategies and the delivery of United Kingdom-wide measures in our obesity strategy, such as front of pack nutrition labelling on food and drink.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112092
Session
2019-21
Related items
Obesity: Devolution
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Devolution Obesity
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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