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Category: APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood – Meeting Notes

Meeting notes from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood.

28/06/22 – Child Mental Health – Workforce Issues

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Speakers: Sarah Bentley, Play Therapy UK; Jyles Robillard-Day, National Counselling Society; Lea Milligan, MQ Mental Health 28 June 2022 All-Party

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26/04/22 – The Future of Nursery Provision

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Speakers: Prof. Nick Bosanquet, Aiming for Health Success; Edwina Revel, Early Start Group; Dr Jackie Musgrave, Early Childhood at the

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29/03/22 – Misunderstanding the value of Play – how to educate policy-makers

29 March 2022 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Prof Vivian Hill, BPS (British Psychological Society); Prof Paul Ramchandani and Dr Christine O’Farrelly, PEDAL (part of Cambridge University);

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22/02/22 – Black Child Poverty

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Speakers: Prof. Cecile Wright, University of Nottingham; Leandra Box, Race Equality Foundation; Prof. Claudia Bernard, Goldsmith’s University of London 22

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25/01/2022 – Children of the North

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Speakers: Professor Kate Pickett, Northern Health Science Alliance; Professor Nick Bosanquet, Aiming for Health Success; Kim Leadbeater, MP for Batley

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23/11/21 – The impact of falling levels of children’s physical activity

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Speakers: Dr Victoria Randall; Mike Dodd; Karen Cooke 23 November 2021 All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood

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02/11/21 – Meeting: Early Years – Solutions to the Challenges

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Speakers: Helen Clark, Lead Author for the Children’s Alliance Early Years Report; Edwina Revel, Programme Director, Early Start Group; Carey

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14/09/21 – The Future of Safeguarding

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Speakers: Ros McNeil, NEU; Nicola Butler, Children’s Play Policy Forum; Dr Amanda Smith, Poole Grammar School for Boys; Rachel Huggins,

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07/07/21 – BAME children and young people – solutions to pre- and post-pandemic issues

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Speakers: Nathalie Richards of Edukit, Mehran Mokri of Youth Leads UK, and Dr Shrehan Lynch of the University of East

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15/06/21 – Prioritising children’s physical education in a post-lockdown world

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Speakers: Dr Victoria Randall, University of Winchester; Prof. Jeanne Keay, Leeds Beckett University; Dr Andy Davy-Smith, University of Bradford; Kate

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17/05/21 – Redressing the Balance: new pro-child legislation in England

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Speakers: Lord Bird; Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales; Melissa Bui, Intergenerational Foundation 18 May 2021 All-Party Parliamentary Group on

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20/04/21 – A Whole Life Obesity Strategy

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Speakers: Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World; James Toop, BiteBack2030; Dr Max Davie, RCPCH; Ashley McDougall, National Audit Office

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30/03/21 – The Impact of the Pandemic on Children with Disabilities

31 March 2021 helenwest1@gmail.com APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Trudi Beswick, Caudwell Children; Dr Kristy Howells, Canterbury Christ Church University; Stephen Kingdom, Disabled Children’s Partnership 30 March 2021

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23/02/21 – The Early Years: The Damage Done and How to Address It

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Speakers: Briony Richter, Editor of Nursery Management Today; Dr Ioanna Bakopoulou and Dr Will Baker, both of the University of

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08/02/21 – Meeting calling for sector-wide activity to press for improved mental health support for children and young people

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Open Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood An open meeting was called by the

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13/01/21 – Children’s Physical Activity: The Damage Done and How to Address It

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Speakers: Michael Follett, OPAL; Greg Dryer, University of Kingston and miMove app; Dr Jackie Musgrave, Open University

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November 2020 APPG Meeting – Additional Resources

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Professor Catharine Creswell of the University of Oxford’s Co-Space Project, addressed the APPG in November 2020. Her powerpoint presentation can

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18/11/20 – Children’s Mental Health: The Damage Done and How to Address It

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Speakers: Dr Lisa Cameron MP, SNP Spokesperson for Mental Health; Melissa Bui, Researcher and Author, The Intergenerational Foundation; Professor Catharine

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13/10/20 – Impact of the Pandemic on Children in their Early Years and their Service Providers

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Speakers: Harriet Waldegrave, Office of the Children’s Commissioner; Paul Thompson Owner of Water Babies; Patrick Myers DWP – Reducing Parental

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08/09/20 – Child Obesity: Impact of the New Measures and Beyond

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Speakers: Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain; Steve Brine MP; Diarmid Campbell-Jack, Associate Director for Policy and Research

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25/02/20 – Three Issues: – tackling holiday hunger, the first 1001 days and the role of supermarkets in nudging children’s health

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Speakers: Brian Jarrett, CEO of The People’s Supermarket; Edwina Revel, Programme Director, Early Start Group Ltd; Louisa Mason, Policy & Communications

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30/10/19 – Launch of the mental health through movement report

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Speakers: Dr Martin Yelling, Stormbreak; Andy Anstey, England Athletics; Helen Clark, Lead Author

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12/06/19 – Hungry Children at Home and at School

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Speakers: Sumi Rabindrakumar, Trussell Trust; Ros McNeil, National Education Union; Pandora Haydon, The Food Foundation

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24/04/19 – Preventing Child Access to Online Pornography

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Speakers: David Austin and Amelia Errat, British Board of Film Classification; Peter Violaris, Yoti; and Alistair Graham, Age Checked.

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27/03/19 – ‘Management of obesity in children and young people’ 

31 March 2019 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Kiruthika Rajeswaran and Dr. Chinnadorai Rajeswaran, Simplyweight; Jenny Caven, Slimming World; Phil Veasey, The Mayor of London’s Child Obesity

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13/03/19 – The Launch of the Primary PE and Sport Premium Report

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Speakers: Helen Clark, Lead Author; Dr Victoria Randall, University of Winchester; Jack Shakespeare, Head of ukActive Kids; James Opie, Author;

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26/02/19 – The Impact of Testing in Schools on Child Health and Wellbeing

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Speakers: Ian Hickman and Jon Le Fevre, founders of the Charter on Children’s Assessment; Nick Brook, NAHT; Ken Jones, NEU;

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14/11/18 – Hopes and Prospects for Children’s Mental Health Services

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Speakers: Jeffrey Hugh Thomas, CEO, Play Therapy UK; Dr. Aric Sigman, Independent Lecturer and Author; Michelle Lee-Izu, Corporate Director Children’s

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24/10/18 – A collaborative approach to nutritional needs in the first 1000 days

28 October 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Ross McKahon, CEO, Kendal Nutricare; Declan O’Brien, Director General, BSNA; Catherine Elwig, paediatric specialist, BDA

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05/09/18 – The Primary PE and Sport Premium

25 October 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Jane Nickerson, Chief Executive Officer, Swim England; Kate Thornton-Bousfield, Primary School lead, Youth Sport Trust; Dr Gerald Griggs, Head of

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26/06/18 – launch of the ‘Mental Health in Childhood’ Report and the case for a Secretary of State for Children.

27 August 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Helen Clark, Lead Author of the Report; Vicky Parkinson/Kate Day from the National Counselling Society; Steve Franks, Children First and

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16/05/16 – Hopes and prospects for stage 2 of the child obesity strategy

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Speakers: Professor Jason Halford, University of Liverpool; Joanna Saunders, Leeds Beckett University; and Pippa Bagnall, Head of Wellbeing, Mytime Active

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25/04/18 – Mental Health in Primary Schools 

14 May 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Matthew Blow, Young Minds; Neera Sharma, Barnardo’s;  Josie Smith,  Barnardo’s.

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28/03/18 – The launch of our report ‘The Impact of Social and Economic Inequalities on Children’s Health’

8 April 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Dr. Victoria Randall from the University of Winchester; Helen Clark, Lead Author of the report; and Anna Ford from the

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28/03/18 – Our 9th Report – The Impact of Inequalities

29 March 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

A UK child born into socioeconomic deprivation today faces life with one hand tied behind their back and spending on

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20/02/18 – “Does food industry marketing undermine anti-obesity measures?”

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Speakers: Katy Askew, Senior Editor of Food Navigator; Dan Parker, the Chief Executive of Living Loud; and Malcolm Clark, Policy Manager

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10/01/18 – “Why Children’s Oral Health is Everybody’s Business”

12 March 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Claire Stevens, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry; Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons; and Sara Hurley,

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10/01/18 – Meeting with Officials from the Dept. of Health

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A meeting was held at the Department of Health to discuss the findings of the 8th APPG report “Physical Activity

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29/11/17 – Presentations from the Lawn Tennis Association and Slimming World

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Speakers: Tom Gibbons (Lawn Tennis Asscn; Thomas Munnelly and Isabelle Kennedy (Slimming World)

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14/11/17 – Talk by Jonathan Ashworth MP

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Speaker: Jonathan Ashworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health

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17/10/17 – Working Group Report – Physical Activity in Early Childhood

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Speakers: Nic Dakin MP and Steve Franks of Water Babies, Sponsors of the Report

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28/06/17 – Working Group Report – Maternal Obesity

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Speakers: Baroness Benjamin, Helen Clark (lead author), and Jenny Caven of Slimming World, Sponsors of the Report

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29/03/17 – The Role of Activity in Combatting Child Obesity

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Speakers: Chris Wright, Head of Wellbeing, Youth Sports Trust; John Herriman, CEO, Greenhouse Sports; Dr Mike Loosemore, the Institute of Sport UCL

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01/03/17 – The mental health of children and young people – what needs to be done?

12 March 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Sean Fletcher, personal testimony; Dr. David Whitebread, Learning & Development (PEDAL) research centre, University of Cambridge; Gregor Henderson, Wellbeing and

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25/01/17 – Working with the Childhood Obesity Plan

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Speakers: Tim Rycroft, Food  & Drink Federation; Jack Winkler, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition and Policy, London Metropolitan University, Emma Reed, Deputy

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30/11/16 – Children’s Oral Health

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Speakers: Professor Nigel Hunt, Royal College of Surgeons; Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer for England; Claire Stevens, University Dental Hospital of

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19/10/16 – Working Group Report on Physical Education

12 March 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Sarah Woollaston MP, Chair – Health Select Committee, Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Shadow Minister for Sport; Kelvin Hopkins MP, ex-Shadow Secretary

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06/07/16 – Promoting public health in pregnancy: the foundations for a healthy family

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Speakers: Louise Silverton CBE, Director for Midwifery, Royal College of Midwives, and Amanda Avery RD, University of Nottingham and Consultant

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25/05/16 – Industry initiatives towards a healthier diet

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Speakers: Justine Hare, Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, Mars Food UK; Polly Jones and Dr Hayley Marson, Asda Stores; Mark Saxon, Coca-Cola GB

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20/04/16 – The tax on sugary drinks (and what else we might expect from the National Obesity Strategy)

12 March 2018 helenwest1 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood - Meeting Notes

Speakers: Tim Rycroft, Food and Drink Federation; Prof. Philip James, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Prof. Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool

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