Childhood Obesity Debate
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Lord Rooker
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(2 years ago)
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Lord Markham (Con)
I thank my noble friend and totally agree with him. As we have all mentioned, physical activities are a key part of a healthy lifestyle, regarding not just obesity and healthy eating but mental health. There is a lot of evidence to show that sport and a healthy lifestyle are good for everyone. We are working with the DfE and DCMS on this, but I agree that it we will need to keep it central to our agenda.
Lord Rooker (Lab)
I say to the Minister that we do not need to reinvent the wheel. A perfectly good practical policy was worked out at the end of the David Cameron period in government; it arrived on the desk of Theresa May, who scrapped it. Why not go back to that?
Lord Markham (Con)
I am afraid the noble Lord is testing my memory as to what that was. If he will excuse me, I will find out what it was and write to him.