Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will review the impact of the National Child Measurement Programme on children’s mental health, including those with eating disorders.

The Department has commissioned an ongoing National Institute for Health and Care Research study assessing the National Child Measurement Programme's impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children participating, and includes psychological measures to assess body image, eating behaviours, weight-related concerns, teasing, and self-esteem. Further information on the study is available at the following link:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/child-health/research/population-policy-and-practice/evaluating-national-child-measurement-programme