PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Obesity (25 September 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure Government communications do not stigmatise weight to avoid adverse mental health effects for people who are (a) overweight and (b) obese.

Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)

We have been careful to consider the views of mental health charities and experts as we developed our plans for implementing the obesity strategy and we will continue to listen going forwards. This includes feedback from a wide range of experts in response to our public consultations on specific policy proposals.

Answered by:
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
13 October 2020