Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to reduce levels of obesity.

Tackling obesity, particularly in children, is one of our major priorities. Progress has been made in recent years, but we know we have much further to go. We will be launching our childhood obesity strategy shortly. It will look at everything that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese. It will also set out what more can be done by all sides.