PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND DATA ON OBESITY

Early day motion 1062, tabled 10 February 2014 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 21 members.

That this House is alarmed by data published by Public Health England on 4 February 2014 which reveals that 64 per cent of adults in England and Wales are either obese or overweight; notes that the worst affected area was Copeland, Cumbria with 75.9 per cent of the population above a healthy weight and that even the slimmest authority, Kensington and Chelsea, is 46 per cent overweight; further notes the findings of an earlier study by charity UK Active which suggested that sedentary lifestyles are responsible for 17 per cent of all premature deaths in the UK; recognises that the Government's over-reliance on the Responsibility Deal is limiting its approach to tackling the obesity epidemic; and calls on the Government to set up a cross-departmental working group to maximise the response to obesity before it overwhelms the NHS.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 3, Alliance 1, Independent 1, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.