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United Kingdom · Question · Written question

UIN 95712

Obesity

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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25 September 2020

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13 October 2020 · Answer

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13 October 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure Government communications do not stigmatise weight to avoid adverse mental health effects for people who are (a) overweight and (b) obese.

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  1. 25 September 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure Government communications do not stigmatise weight to avoid adverse mental health effects for people who are (a) overweight and (b) obese.

    Source: Commons

  2. 13 October 2020

    Answer

    We have been careful to consider the views of mental health charities and experts as we developed our plans for implementing the obesity strategy and we will continue to listen going forwards. This includes feedback from a wide range of experts in respons...

    Source: Written answer

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