Nutrition for Growth APPG

First Registered: 19/06/2019 • Last updated on: 10/03/2021

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To support and challenge the UK government to maintain their leadership on global nutrition and to make a significant pledge at the Nutrition for Growth summit in Tokyo 2020.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Recent Documents related to Nutrition for Growth

1. Nutrition for Growth
19/06/2019 - APPGs

Found: leadership on global nutrition and to make a significant pledge at the Nutrition for Growth summit in Tokyo

2. SACN statement on nutrition and older adults
20/01/2021 - Public Health England (PHE)
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Found: statement on nutrition and older adults The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) position

3. summary of DFID's approach to agriculture and economic development
02/07/2018 - Department for International Development
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Found: Economic Development Stepping - up Promoting growth by investing in agriculture and agribusiness to

4. Inquiry on the Provision of Food Parcels for Children on Free School Meals (FSM)
12/01/2021 - Petitions

Found: pandemic provision is essential for their nutrition and growth. Nationally, the provision of food parcels

5. DFID Single departmental plan results by sector
25/07/2016 - Department for International Development
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Found: Undernutrition causes children to have stunted growth , limiting their brain development and robbing

Latest Documents
Recent Speeches related to Nutrition for Growth

1. Global Malnutrition: FCDO Role
08/12/2020 - Westminster Hall

1: of the all-party parliamentary group on nutrition for growth. The group has been campaigning now for - Speech Link

2. UK Aid: Nutrition-sensitive Programmes
13/01/2020 - Lords Chamber

1: Government what assessment they have made of UK Aid’s nutrition-sensitive programmes, and what steps they are - Speech Link
2: the 2013 Nutrition for Growth summit, we have exceeded our commitment to invest in nutrition-sensitive - Speech Link
3: All-Party Parliamentary Group on nutrition. The OECD policy marker on nutrition provides an opportunity to - Speech Link

3. Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit
28/01/2020 - Lords Chamber

1: to formulating their pledge at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth 2020 summit, and what they are doing to - Speech Link
2: interest as co-chair of the APPG on Nutrition for Growth. Nutrition is so foundational to human life that - Speech Link

4. Covid-19: Overseas Development Assistance
22/04/2020 - Lords Chamber

1: to such pandemics. It is likely that the Nutrition for Growth summit will be delayed. Can the Minister - Speech Link
2: right to highlight that global commitments on nutrition financing are indeed ending this year, and I agree - Speech Link

5. Sustainable Development Goals
10/07/2019 - Grand Committee

1: education, reducing inequality, catalysing economic growth, addressing climate change, and preserving our - Speech Link
2: countries, primarily as a result of high population growth. Because of this and some other indicators, we - Speech Link
3: remarks on nutrition, which underpins the success of the SDGs as a whole. Good nutrition is the foundation - Speech Link

Latest Speeches
Recent Questions related to Nutrition for Growth
1. Nutrition
asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
23/03/2020
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage healthy eating.

2. Nutrition
asked by: Lord Bassam of Brighton
30/06/2020
... and (2) accessible.

3. Nutrition
asked by: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
07/12/2020
...To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide guidance to affected trade bodies regarding legal changes relevant to the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020; and what consideration they have given to providing any such guidance more frequently than every three months.

4. Nutrition
asked by: Anne Marie Morris
27/01/2021
... what evidence informs the criteria for the proportion of meat recommended in the NHS Eatwell Guide and Guideline Daily Allowances.

5. Nutrition
asked by: Yvonne Fovargue
05/11/2020
... (b) pastes and (c) condiments which are consumed in small quantities.

Latest Questions
7 Current APPG Officers
David Linden Portrait
David Linden
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Glasgow East
Joined: 19th June 2019
11 APPG Memberships
Belgium , Fairs and Showgrounds , Faith and Society , Food and Drink , Greenland , Hospitality and Tourism , Luxembourg , Parkrun , Premature and Sick Babies , Social Media , Tunisia
Lord Collins of Highbury Portrait
Lord Collins of Highbury
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 19th June 2019
2 APPG Memberships
Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , HIV and AIDS
Baroness Manzoor Portrait
Baroness Manzoor
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Jessica Morden Portrait
Jessica Morden
Vice Chair
Labour - Newport East
Joined: 19th June 2019
12 APPG Memberships
Animal Welfare , Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing , Energy Security , Georgia , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Human Microbiome , Mindfulness , Outdoor Learning , Rail in Wales , State Pension Inequality for Women , Steel and Metal Related Industries , Western Gateway
Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Vice Chair
Conservative - Chelsea and Fulham
Joined: 19th June 2019
2 APPG Memberships
France , Germany
Lord Cameron of Dillington Portrait
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 19th June 2019
8 APPG Memberships
Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Dairy , Environment , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Rural Services , Science and Technology in Agriculture , Water
David Mundell Portrait
David Mundell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Joined: 24th February 2020
7 APPG Memberships
Argentina , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Latin America , Malawi , Scottish Sport , Tennis , Union
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

David Linden MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 1801.

Email: david.linden.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Tom Guha, RESULTS UK, 31-33 Bondway, London SW8 1SJ. Tel: 020 7793 3970

Secretariat:

RESULTS UK acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.results.org.uk/

Group's Website:

http://appg-n4g.org.uk/

Benefits in Kind
Date
29 Jan 2020
Source
RESULTS UK
Description
Secretariat   From : 29/01/2020 To : 28/01/2021
Value
£6,001
Date
5 Jul 2019
Source
RESULTS UK
Description
Visit to Rome and Geneva   From : 05/07/2019 To : 07/07/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
6 Jun 2019
Source
RESULTS UK
Description
Visit to Rome and Geneva   From : 06/06/2019 To : 07/06/2019
Value
£1,501
Date
21 May 2019
Source
RESULTS UK
Description
Secretariat
Value
£6,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Nutrition for Growth APPG

Former APPG Officers
Stephen Twigg Portrait
Stephen Twigg
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Liverpool, West Derby
Joined: 19th June 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships