Policy paper

Childhood obesity: time for action report – government response

The government’s response to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee report 'Childhood obesity: Time for action'.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 30 January 2019

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Government response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee report 'Childhood obesity: Time for action'

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-0682-0, CP 23

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This command paper sets out the government’s response to the conclusions and recommendations in the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s report ‘Childhood obesity: Time for action’.

The committee’s report covered the following areas:

• a whole systems approach
• marketing and advertising
• price promotions
• early years and schools
• takeaways
• fiscal measures
• labelling
• support for children living with obesity

The government’s response addresses each of these areas.

Published 30 January 2019