To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

View sample alert

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

National Audit Office
Health and social care - Apr. 23 2024
Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease (webpage)

Found: study will build on our previous reports on alcohol treatment services, active travel and childhood obesity

Parliamentary Research
Food, diet, nutrition and cancer - POST-PN-0718
Apr. 23 2024

Found: • More of the UK’s population than ever are living with overweight or obesity.

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 23 Apr 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lee Anderson (RUK - Ashfield) We know that obesity in this country is costing the NHS about £20 billion a year, and it is a major contributory - Speech Link
2: Andrew Stephenson (Con - Pendle) Obesity is linked to many health conditions, including type 2 diabetes. - Speech Link

Open Petition since 1st May 2024

Require businesses who sell soft drinks to sell sugar-free equivalents - 13 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 179 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)

We want the Government to require businesses that sell soft drinks to also sell zero sugar or sugar-free equivalents. This could help tackle high levels of obesity and diabetes and help people to manage their weight and blood sugar levels.

Download petition CSV

Found: This could help tackle high levels of obesity and diabetes and help people to manage their weight and

Select Committee
Karolinska Institute, Sweden, Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance, and University of Amsterdam

Oral Evidence Apr. 22 2024

Inquiry: Preterm Birth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Preterm Birth Committee

Found: For example, a mother being older increases the risk of preterm birth, as does obesity among pregnant

Scottish Government Publication (Advice and guidance)
Health and Social Care Finance, Digital and Governance Directorate

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: Quality Prescribing Strategy for Respiratory A Guide for Improvement 2024-2027
Document: Quality Prescribing Strategy for Respiratory: A Guide for Improvement 2024-2027 (PDF)

Found: comorbidities affecting management and symptoms of COPD e.g., depression, heart failure, osteoporosis, obesity

Deposited Papers

Apr. 22 2024

Source Page: I. List of ministerial responsibilities. 88p. II. List of non-ministerial departments and executive agencies. 22p. III. Letter dated 19/04/2024 from Alex Burghart MP to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding documents for deposit, and copying them for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.
Document: APRIL_2024_List_of_Ministerial_Responsibilities.pdf (PDF)

Found: transplant and organs ● Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID): ○ tobacco ○ diet and obesity

Commons Chamber
Food Poverty Strategy - Mon 22 Apr 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) communities are affected disproportionately by much higher rates of food-related ill health and disease, from obesity - Speech Link

Lords Chamber
English Horticultural Sector (Horticultural Sector Committee Report) - Fri 19 Apr 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Curry of Kirkharle (XB - Life peer) , horticulture can also contribute much more to impact on the nation’s health challenges, including obesity - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Curry, mentioned, in the context of rising obesity, pressures on the NHS and - Speech Link

Select Committee
Charlie Bigham, British Retail Consortium, and Greenbank

Oral Evidence Apr. 18 2024

Inquiry: Food, Diet and Obesity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Uncorrected oral evidence: Food, diet and obesity Thursday 18 April