Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Caroline Dinenage and Alison Thewliss

Thursday 26th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Caroline Dinenage]

My hon. and learned Friend makes an excellent point. There is even a name for the problem; it is called “manxiety”. We are not blind to the fact that this issue affects an increasing number of young men and boys, which is reflected in the worrying increase in the use of steroids. That is why the Government’s body confidence work is blind to gender and tackles the problem by dealing equally with boys and girls.

[Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)]

Part of body confidence can be better understanding of what our bodies are for. What will the Minister do to promote breastfeeding in the PSHE curriculum?