Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage children and young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and diet.

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ Better Health Start for Life campaign encourages and supports parents-to-be and families with babies and young children to develop parenting skills and healthy habits in the first 1,001 days. Its Better Health Families campaign also aims to help families with children aged four to 11 years old in England to eat a healthier diet and encourages physical activity. These campaigns are supported by apps and resources to motivate and encourage behaviour change.