Speakers: Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World; James Toop, BiteBack2030; Dr Max Davie, RCPCH; Ashley McDougall, National Audit Office
20 April 2021
All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood
‘A Whole Life Obesity Strategy’
Chair: Steve McCabe MP
Speakers:
- Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World
- James Toop, BiteBack2030
- Dr Max Davie, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Ashley McDougall, National Audit Office
As this was a Zoom meeting we are able to share a recording instead of the usual meeting notes.
You can access the recording here and download a transcript of the chat here.
Order and Timings:
00:00 Steve McCabe MP – Chair’s introduction
02:20 Carolyn Pallister, Slimming World
10:03 James Toop, Bit Back 2030
19:10 Dr Max Davie, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
27:22 Ashley McDougall, National Audit Office
34:13 Questions and Discussion
You should also be able to read and follow the chat flow which has further questions and responses.
The following links were posted in the chat and are summarised here:
From Bite Back 2030
https://biteback2030.com/real-story/hungry-change-giving-children-food-system-works-them
https://biteback2030.com/real-story/feed-britain-better-report
https://biteback2030.com/real-story/new-analysis-end-junk-food-marketing-online
From Ashley McDougall, National Audit Office
Link to report on childhood obesity: https://www.nao.org.uk/report/childhood-obesity/
From Helen West, APPG
Local success in Leeds reported in 2019:
From Dan Wilson, Yorkshire Sport:
UK children not allowed to play outside until two years older than parents’ generation: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/20/gradual-lockdown-of-uk-children-as-age-for-solo-outdoor-play-rises
From Dr Pinki Sahota, Leeds Beckett University:
The link to the PHE Whole systems toolkit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/whole-systems-approach-to-obesity’
From Patrick Myers, DWP Reducing Parental Conflict Unit:
https://fhcappg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/obesity-map-full-hi-res.pdf