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Childhood obesity inquiry

Inquiry

The Health and Social Care Committee has followed up its predecessor's work in the last Parliament (Childhood obesity: brave and bold action and Childhood obesity: follow-up) by holding further evidence sessions on childhood obesity.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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8th Report - Childhood obesity: Time for action
Inquiry Childhood obesity inquiry
HC 882
Report
Response to this report
Government Response to the Committee's Eighth: Childhood obesity: Time for action
CP23
Government Response

Oral evidence transcripts

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22 May 2018
Inquiry Childhood obesity inquiry
Witnesses Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive, Dr Alison Tedstone, National Director, Public Health EnglandSteve Brine MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care, Dr Alison Tedstone, National Director, Public Health England, Margot James MP, Minister of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadhim Zahawi MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Education
Oral Evidence
8 May 2018
Inquiry Childhood obesity inquiry
Witnesses Dr Emma Boyland, Senior Lecturer, Psychological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Shahriar Coupal, Director of the Committees, Committee of Advertising Practice and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice, Advertising Standards Agency, Stephen Woodford, Chief Executive, Advertising Association, Dan Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Living Loud, Professor Russell Viner, Obesity Health AllianceAndrew Opie, Director of Food Policy, British Retail Consortium, Malcolm Clark, Policy Manager (Cancer Prevention), Cancer Research UK, Dr Jean Adams, Programme Lead, UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), Dan Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Living Loud, Professor Susan Jebb OBE, Professor of Diet and Population Health at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of OxfordCllr Richard Kemp CBE, Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Liverpool City Council, Local Government Association, Chris Holmes, Managing Director, Shift Design, Maurice Abboudi, Vice Chair, British Takeaway Campaign, Dr Thomas Burgoine, Career Development Fellow, UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)
Oral Evidence
1 May 2018
Inquiry Childhood obesity inquiry
Witnesses Kieron Boyle, Chief Executive, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, Laura Flanagan, School Food Improvement Officer, Croydon Food Flagship Programme, Gill Heaton OBE, Sarah Vince-Cain, NHS Champ, Dr James Nobles, Research Fellow, Leeds Beckett UniversityJamie Oliver, Jamie Oliver Group, Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallProfessor Jack Winkler, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition Policy, London Metropolitan University, Dr Laura Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, University of Bristol, Martin O'Connell, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Professor Franco Sassi, Director, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Dr Peter Scarborough, Associate Professor and University Research Lecturer, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford
Oral Evidence
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (COY0068)
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (COY0065)
Local Government Association (COY0066)

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