Speakers: Ros McNeil, NEU; Nicola Butler, Children’s Play Policy Forum; Dr Amanda Smith, Poole Grammar School for Boys; Rachel Huggins,
Category: APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood – Meeting Notes
Meeting notes from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood.
07/07/21 – BAME children and young people – solutions to pre- and post-pandemic issues
Speakers: Nathalie Richards of Edukit, Mehran Mokri of Youth Leads UK, and Dr Shrehan Lynch of the University of East
15/06/21 – Prioritising children’s physical education in a post-lockdown world
Speakers: Dr Victoria Randall, University of Winchester; Prof. Jeanne Keay, Leeds Beckett University; Dr Andy Davy-Smith, University of Bradford; Kate
17/05/21 – Redressing the Balance: new pro-child legislation in England
Speakers: Lord Bird; Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales; Melissa Bui, Intergenerational Foundation 18 May 2021 All-Party Parliamentary Group on
20/04/21 – A Whole Life Obesity Strategy
Speakers: Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World; James Toop, BiteBack2030; Dr Max Davie, RCPCH; Ashley McDougall, National Audit Office
30/03/21 – The Impact of the Pandemic on Children with Disabilities
Speakers: Trudi Beswick, Caudwell Children; Dr Kristy Howells, Canterbury Christ Church University; Stephen Kingdom, Disabled Children’s Partnership 30 March 2021
23/02/21 – The Early Years: The Damage Done and How to Address It
Speakers: Briony Richter, Editor of Nursery Management Today; Dr Ioanna Bakopoulou and Dr Will Baker, both of the University of
08/02/21 – Meeting calling for sector-wide activity to press for improved mental health support for children and young people
Open Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood An open meeting was called by the
13/01/21 – Children’s Physical Activity: The Damage Done and How to Address It
Speakers: Michael Follett, OPAL; Greg Dryer, University of Kingston and miMove app; Dr Jackie Musgrave, Open University
November 2020 APPG Meeting – Additional Resources
Professor Catharine Creswell of the University of Oxford’s Co-Space Project, addressed the APPG in November 2020. Her powerpoint presentation can
18/11/20 – Children’s Mental Health: The Damage Done and How to Address It
Speakers: Dr Lisa Cameron MP, SNP Spokesperson for Mental Health; Melissa Bui, Researcher and Author, The Intergenerational Foundation; Professor Catharine
13/10/20 – Impact of the Pandemic on Children in their Early Years and their Service Providers
Speakers: Harriet Waldegrave, Office of the Children’s Commissioner; Paul Thompson Owner of Water Babies; Patrick Myers DWP – Reducing Parental
08/09/20 – Child Obesity: Impact of the New Measures and Beyond
Speakers: Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain; Steve Brine MP; Diarmid Campbell-Jack, Associate Director for Policy and Research
25/02/20 – Three Issues: – tackling holiday hunger, the first 1001 days and the role of supermarkets in nudging children’s health
Speakers: Brian Jarrett, CEO of The People’s Supermarket; Edwina Revel, Programme Director, Early Start Group Ltd; Louisa Mason, Policy & Communications
30/10/19 – Launch of the mental health through movement report
Speakers: Dr Martin Yelling, Stormbreak; Andy Anstey, England Athletics; Helen Clark, Lead Author
12/06/19 – Hungry Children at Home and at School
Speakers: Sumi Rabindrakumar, Trussell Trust; Ros McNeil, National Education Union; Pandora Haydon, The Food Foundation
24/04/19 – Preventing Child Access to Online Pornography
Speakers: David Austin and Amelia Errat, British Board of Film Classification; Peter Violaris, Yoti; and Alistair Graham, Age Checked.
27/03/19 – ‘Management of obesity in children and young people’
Speakers: Kiruthika Rajeswaran and Dr. Chinnadorai Rajeswaran, Simplyweight; Jenny Caven, Slimming World; Phil Veasey, The Mayor of London’s Child Obesity
13/03/19 – The Launch of the Primary PE and Sport Premium Report
Speakers: Helen Clark, Lead Author; Dr Victoria Randall, University of Winchester; Jack Shakespeare, Head of ukActive Kids; James Opie, Author;
26/02/19 – The Impact of Testing in Schools on Child Health and Wellbeing
Speakers: Ian Hickman and Jon Le Fevre, founders of the Charter on Children’s Assessment; Nick Brook, NAHT; Ken Jones, NEU;
14/11/18 – Hopes and Prospects for Children’s Mental Health Services
Speakers: Jeffrey Hugh Thomas, CEO, Play Therapy UK; Dr. Aric Sigman, Independent Lecturer and Author; Michelle Lee-Izu, Corporate Director Children’s
24/10/18 – A collaborative approach to nutritional needs in the first 1000 days
Speakers: Ross McKahon, CEO, Kendal Nutricare; Declan O’Brien, Director General, BSNA; Catherine Elwig, paediatric specialist, BDA
05/09/18 – The Primary PE and Sport Premium
Speakers: Jane Nickerson, Chief Executive Officer, Swim England; Kate Thornton-Bousfield, Primary School lead, Youth Sport Trust; Dr Gerald Griggs, Head of
26/06/18 – launch of the ‘Mental Health in Childhood’ Report and the case for a Secretary of State for Children.
Speakers: Helen Clark, Lead Author of the Report; Vicky Parkinson/Kate Day from the National Counselling Society; Steve Franks, Children First and
16/05/16 – Hopes and prospects for stage 2 of the child obesity strategy
Speakers: Professor Jason Halford, University of Liverpool; Joanna Saunders, Leeds Beckett University; and Pippa Bagnall, Head of Wellbeing, Mytime Active
25/04/18 – Mental Health in Primary Schools
Speakers: Matthew Blow, Young Minds; Neera Sharma, Barnardo’s; Josie Smith, Barnardo’s.
28/03/18 – The launch of our report ‘The Impact of Social and Economic Inequalities on Children’s Health’
Speakers: Dr. Victoria Randall from the University of Winchester; Helen Clark, Lead Author of the report; and Anna Ford from the
28/03/18 – Our 9th Report – The Impact of Inequalities
A UK child born into socioeconomic deprivation today faces life with one hand tied behind their back and spending on
20/02/18 – “Does food industry marketing undermine anti-obesity measures?”
Speakers: Katy Askew, Senior Editor of Food Navigator; Dan Parker, the Chief Executive of Living Loud; and Malcolm Clark, Policy Manager
10/01/18 – “Why Children’s Oral Health is Everybody’s Business”
Speakers: Claire Stevens, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry; Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons; and Sara Hurley,
10/01/18 – Meeting with Officials from the Dept. of Health
A meeting was held at the Department of Health to discuss the findings of the 8th APPG report “Physical Activity
29/11/17 – Presentations from the Lawn Tennis Association and Slimming World
Speakers: Tom Gibbons (Lawn Tennis Asscn; Thomas Munnelly and Isabelle Kennedy (Slimming World)
14/11/17 – Talk by Jonathan Ashworth MP
Speaker: Jonathan Ashworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health
17/10/17 – Working Group Report – Physical Activity in Early Childhood
Speakers: Nic Dakin MP and Steve Franks of Water Babies, Sponsors of the Report
28/06/17 – Working Group Report – Maternal Obesity
Speakers: Baroness Benjamin, Helen Clark (lead author), and Jenny Caven of Slimming World, Sponsors of the Report
29/03/17 – The Role of Activity in Combatting Child Obesity
Speakers: Chris Wright, Head of Wellbeing, Youth Sports Trust; John Herriman, CEO, Greenhouse Sports; Dr Mike Loosemore, the Institute of Sport UCL
01/03/17 – The mental health of children and young people – what needs to be done?
Speakers: Sean Fletcher, personal testimony; Dr. David Whitebread, Learning & Development (PEDAL) research centre, University of Cambridge; Gregor Henderson, Wellbeing and
25/01/17 – Working with the Childhood Obesity Plan
Speakers: Tim Rycroft, Food & Drink Federation; Jack Winkler, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition and Policy, London Metropolitan University, Emma Reed, Deputy
30/11/16 – Children’s Oral Health
Speakers: Professor Nigel Hunt, Royal College of Surgeons; Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer for England; Claire Stevens, University Dental Hospital of
19/10/16 – Working Group Report on Physical Education
Speakers: Sarah Woollaston MP, Chair – Health Select Committee, Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Shadow Minister for Sport; Kelvin Hopkins MP, ex-Shadow Secretary
06/07/16 – Promoting public health in pregnancy: the foundations for a healthy family
Speakers: Louise Silverton CBE, Director for Midwifery, Royal College of Midwives, and Amanda Avery RD, University of Nottingham and Consultant
25/05/16 – Industry initiatives towards a healthier diet
Speakers: Justine Hare, Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, Mars Food UK; Polly Jones and Dr Hayley Marson, Asda Stores; Mark Saxon, Coca-Cola GB
20/04/16 – The tax on sugary drinks (and what else we might expect from the National Obesity Strategy)
Speakers: Tim Rycroft, Food and Drink Federation; Prof. Philip James, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Prof. Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool
24/02/16 – The role of physical education and activity in a fit and healthy childhood
Speakers: Andrew Cook, Ofsted; Eustace de Souza, National Lead on Children, Young People and Families at Public Health England; Prof. Nick Draper, University
19/01/16 – Presentations from AB Sugar and 2020health
Speakers: Katharine Teague, Head of Advocacy, AB Sugar and Julia Manning, Chief Executive, 2020health
01/12/15 – Public Health England’s recommendations to the Obesity Strategy
Speaker: Dr. Alison Tedstone, National Lead, Diet and Obesity and Chief Nutritionist, for Public Health England
28/10/15 – Tesco’s 10-point plan to combat obesity
Speakers: Rebecca Shelley, Group Communications Director, Tesco; Tim Smith, Product Quality Director, Tesco
14/10/15 – Working Group Report – Play
Speakers: Tony Hicks, LeapFrog Toys, Mark Hardy, Chairman, Association of Play Industries, Dr. David Whitebread, University of Cambridge
16/09/15 – Scientific Advisory Committee Nutrition’s working group on carbohydrates (SCAN)
Speaker: Prof. Ian Macdonald, Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s working group on carbohydrates (SCAN)
21/07/15 – Poor fitness and Early Childhood Obesity – suggestions to tackle these problems
Speaker: Professor Neena Modi, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health; and Helen Clark reporting on the meeting