Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3618

Obesity: Children

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024

Question

Dr Beccy Cooper

LabourWorthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of childhood obesity on inequalities in health outcomes between (a) deprived communities and (b) less deprived communities.

Answer

The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) collects data on children aged four to five years old, who would be in reception, and 10 to 11 years old, who would be in year 6. It provides detailed data on childhood obesity by age, sex, deprivation, and ...

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