Layla Moran

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 November 2026

Debate

Tackling Obesity

Contribution

All credit to the hon. Gentleman. As I said, I have faced a similar journey, and it is hard to keep the weight off, because once we have lived with it for a long while, our underlying endocrinology changes. People need to appreciate that if we allow young people to live with obesity, it affects their whole life. With any luck, we can avoid the point where they end up with diabetes, which can be reversible, as we know. He is completely right: this needs to happen in school, but it is not just about school. We need to recognise that when those children are at home, their families need help. We need to drive down the prices of healthy fruit and veg, and that needs a joined-up strategy with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. That is why we are calling for a cross-Cabinet Committee—because if any one Department tries to do this on its own, it will continue to fail.

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