Covid-19 Update Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Update

James Davies Excerpts
Wednesday 12th May 2021

(3 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I am sure she does, Madam Deputy Speaker.

James Davies Portrait Dr James Davies (Vale of Clwyd) (Con)
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As life continues to return towards normality and attention turns to how we can learn lessons from the pandemic, there remains an urgent need to tackle this country’s problem with obesity. Following the Queen’s Speech, what reassurances can my right hon. Friend give me that the Government will continue to pursue that agenda with vigour?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I can give my hon. Friend, who is a doctor, every possible assurance. This is a struggle that many of us face. I am afraid that we are one of the fattest countries in Europe, if not the fattest, and that has medical consequences. It is extremely costly, both medically and financially.