Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged (a) four to five years and (b) 10 to 11 years were recorded as obese in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) each primary care trust in London and (iv) each London borough in each of the last five years.

Data on the National Child Measurement Programme are not available by primary care trust. Table 1 presents the number of children aged four to five years who were recorded as obese for each London Borough, the London region and England for the period 2009/10 to 2013/14. Figures for the London Borough of Hackney also include City of London (to prevent potential disclosure of individuals). Table 2 presents the data for children aged 10 to 11 years. These tables are attached.