Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 70909

Obesity: Children

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle childhood obesity rates in the North of England.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government is committed to supporting people to stay healthier for longer. This includes tackling the determinants that underpin stark health inequalities to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions.Tackling chi...

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