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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to tackle obesity in children; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Debra Shipley (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 December 2001

For answer on

17 December 2001

Answered on

17 December 2001

Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action his Department is taking to tackle obesity in children; and if he will make a statement. [22111] Jacqui Smith: We are committed to tackling the current trend of rising obesity among children. The NHS plan makes a commitment to wide-ranging action to improve diet and nutrition, and local action to tackle obesity and physical inactivity, informed by advice from the Health Development Agency on what works. The National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease requires that all national health service bodies will have agreed and be contributing to the delivery of local programmes of effective policies on overweight and obesity and will have quantified data on the programme by April 2002. There are major programmes of work under way to tackle poor diet and physical inactivity. 80,000 children are now receiving a free piece of fruit every day as part of the national school fruit scheme. We recently announced that the scheme will benefit from an extra £42 million from the New Opportunities Fund and will be extended to cover the whole of the West Midlands region from the summer term 2002--extending its reach to over 250,000 children. In addition, £2 million is being invested in the food in schools programme which brings together under one umbrella all food-related initiatives in schools and after school clubs to improve health and learning. We are also working across Government to ensure that children have opportunities to participate in a wide range of physical and sporting activities, including high quality physical education and walking and cycling to school. This is backed up by significant investment, including £581 million of New Opportunities Fund money for the physical education and sports programme, which is being used to improve school sports facilities. Following the publication of the National Audit Office report "Tackling Obesity in England" which was published earlier this year, we are awaiting final recommendations from the Public Accounts Committee. Their conclusions will shape future work in this area.

Date

17 December 2001

Reference

377 c167W; 22111

House

House of Commons

Blackstone, Baroness

What measures the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport has taken in response to the recommendations of the National Heart Forum that policy initiatives for adults and children should focus on increased participation in leisure pursuits such as walking or cycling. [HL 1610]. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 December 2001

Reference

HL 1610; 629 c191WA

House

House of Lords

Blackstone, Baroness

In which fora the Department for Culture, Media and Sport works jointly with the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Health on policy issues regarding the promotion of physical activity. [HL 1675].

Asked by

Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 December 2001

Reference

HL 1675; 629 c176WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what statistics she requires london local education authorities to provide to her Department to measure the level of (a) competitive sport and (b) physical education in schools. - Inc ref to "Schools: Achieving Success".

Asked by

Andy Reed (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 December 2001

Reference

376 c253W; 18505

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Supplementary on obesity levels and physical education in the school curriculum.

Asked by

Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c14

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Answered by

Richard Caborn (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c13-4

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Answered by

Richard Caborn (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c14-5

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Answered by

Richard Caborn (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c14

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Supplementary on tackling obesity with cricket and the Staley Cricket Club.

Asked by

James Purnell (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c14-5

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

1st supplementary on promotion of physical activity for young and elderly people.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c13-4

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Answered by

Richard Caborn (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c13-4

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, What contribution her Department makes to promoting the reduction in levels of obesity.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

3 December 2001

Reference

376 c13-4; 16998

House

House of Commons

Health benefits of physical activity, October 2001

This POSTnote describes the health benefis of physical activity, looks at trends in activity levels among the UK population and examines policy options for encouraging people to be physically active more frequently.

Type

POSTnotes

Date

1 October 2001

Reference

POST-PN-162

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will (a) make a statement on the work of the Inter-Ministerial Group to Improve Children's Diet and Activity and (b) list the initiatives it has undertaken; if he will list the members of the Inter-Ministerial Group to Improve Children's Diet...

Asked by

John Greenway (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2001

For answer on

19 March 2001

Answered on

19 March 2001

Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will (a) make a statement on the work of the inter-ministerial group to improve children's diet and activity and (b) list the initiatives it has undertaken; [152527] (2) if he will list the members of the inter-ministerial group to improve children's diet and activity. [152526] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: The inter-ministerial group to improve children's diet and activity was set up to: examine the findings of the national diet and nutrition survey in the light of health implications review current Government activity and policies which influence the diets and physical activity levels of children and young people consider further opportunities for action to improve the diets and activity patterns of children and young people and improve their short and long-term health. The group includes the Department of Health, the Department for Education and Employment, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Food Standards Agency and the Health Development Agency. Last year, the group discussed diet and nutrition and, in particular, the low levels of fruit and vegetable consumption among children. This led to the development of the national school fruit scheme whereby all 4 to 6-year-olds will receive a free piece of fruit every school day by 2004. The group has also influenced the development of the healthy schools programme and its increased emphasis on diet and nutrition. The group will meet shortly to discuss physical activity and sport among children and young people. It will build on existing work on school sport, the national healthy school standard on physical activity and safe routes to school. It will address future opportunities for action in the light of the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor-General in his report "Tackling Obesity in England".

Date

19 March 2001

Reference

365 c93W; 152527;152526

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take the lead in developing a cross-departmental strategy to promote the health benefits of physical activity; if he will set joint targets with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the promotion of physical activity; what plans...

Asked by

John Greenway (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2001

For answer on

19 March 2001

Answered on

19 March 2001

Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if his Department will take the lead in developing a cross-departmental strategy to promote the health benefits of physical activity; [152525] (2) if he will set joint targets with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the promotion of physical activity; [152534] (3) what plans he has to appoint a Joint Special Adviser between his Department and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport; [152524] (4) what plans he has to (a) encourage physical activity in society and (b) tackle increasing levels of obesity among young people; [152530] (5) what plans he has for greater co-operation between his Department and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on issues relating to (a) public health and (b) physical activity. [152523] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: The NHS Plan emphasises that health is a key priority for Government. We are taking action to step up the cross- governmental focus on inequalities and public health. This includes close working between the Department and that of my right hon. Friend in areas such as physical activity and obesity. The importance of physical activity is emphasised in the national service framework for coronary heart disease which requires that by April 2001 all national health service bodies working closely with local authorities will have agreed and be contributing to the delivery of the local programme of effective policies on increasing physical activity. The Department of Health and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport work closely together on the public health elements of the new opportunities fund's healthy living centre initiative. Last year the fund provided over £6 million to the Countryside Agency and the British Heart Foundation to run the "Walking, the Way to Health" initiative. As part of our on-going collaboration, this Department and that of my right hon. Friend will consider the potential for developing joint targets and joint appointments. The inter-ministerial group to improve children's diet and activity, set up by the Minister for Public Health will also consider cross-departmental action to promote the health benefits of exercise, sport and other forms of physical activity and to tackle increasing levels of obesity. The group will assess what is already being done and discuss proposals for future joint working as set out in "A Sporting Future for All: the Government's Plan for Sport". The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in conjunction with the Department for Education and Employment, has developed a number of initiatives to improve opportunities for children to enjoy high quality physical education and sporting activity in schools and the community.

Date

19 March 2001

Reference

365 c92-3W; 152525;152534;152524;152530;152523

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

Answered by

Yvette Cooper (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

364 c814-5

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

Supplementary on cutting incidence of heart disease and compulsory sport in schools.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

364 c814-5

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Fitness Industry Association concerning VAT exemption for health-related fitness clubs. - No representations have been received from this association.

Asked by

Huw Edwards (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

152862; 364 c474W;364 c473-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been issued to health authorities to help them develop policies for promoting physical activity as required by the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. - Inc ref to "Coronary Heart Disease: Guidance for implementing the preventive aspects of...

Asked by

John Greenway (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 2001

Reference

152529; 364 c374-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to appoint a joint special advisor between his Department and the Department of Health; what plans he has to encourage physical activity (a) amongst young people and (b) in society to tackle increasing levels of...

Asked by

John Greenway (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 2001

Reference

364 c206W; 152536;152531;152535

House

House of Commons

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