The Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood
Chair: Steve McCabe MP
Co-Chair: Baroness (Floella) Benjamin of Beckenham OM DBE DL
Vice-Chairs: Julie Elliot MP, Kim Leadbeater MP, Lord McColl of Dulwich, Adam Holloway MP
History of the Group
The Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood was formed in March 2024. It was orginally formed in 2013 as the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood (APPG) and historical meeting notes, reports and news items will contain references to the APPG, reflecting the name of the group at the time.
The Purpose of the Group
To promote evidence based discussion and produce reports on all aspects of childhood health and wellbeing including obesity; to inform policy decisions and public debate relating to childhood; and to enable communications between interested parties and relevant parliamentarians.
Please note that this is not an official website of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its Committees. Cross-Party Groups are informal groups of members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. Any views expressed in these pages or in our reports are those of the Group. The Group seeks to influence the views of Parliament and of Government to better address these issues.
Please use the menus at the top of this page to access our Reports, Meeting Notes, Latest News, etc.
Group Meetings
Go to our meeting notes page on the menu for details of past meetings and to see the wide range of topics and speakers.
Working Group Reports
The Group regularly produces wide-ranging reports which aim to assist policy-makers to reach decisions based on best evidence. The reports can be read or downloaded from here.
Secretariat
We recognise that without the support of charitable, corporate and individual interests and experts in the field, it will not be possible to fulfil our ambitious agenda. There is a modest annual fee for members and more details of this and sponsorship opportunities are available from the Group Secretariat.
Royal Public Affairs currently provides the secretariat for two Groups: this one and also the Cross-Party Group on Energy Costs.
The secretariat does the work of organising meetings and such other activities as the Group decides to undertake. This may include, for instance, the establishment of Working Groups in order to produce reports on topics of interest.
Groups with an ambitious programme need to be funded. Many Groups are funded by a single substantial organisation who provide administrative staff. We prefer to have a broader base of interested parties and so request a modest annual fee. If you are interested in supporting the Groups please email the Secretariat for further details.
Ethical Note
For the avoidance of all doubt, may we re-assure you that no politician has asked for, or been offered, any payment of any kind.