Nursery World - Labour accuses Government of moving at ‘snail’s pace’ on tackling childhood obesity

The Government has missed deadlines for four of the six policy consultations outlined in the second Childhood Obesity Plan, which was introduced a year ago, Labour claims today.

In the plan, published a year ago today (25 June 2018) there was a commitment to consult on six policies by the end of 2018, as part of efforts to halve childhood obesity by 2030.

However, just two policy consultations – on energy drinks and calorie labelling - have taken place. The Government is also yet to make any announcement or implement any new legislation as a result of the consultations.

The six actions that were due before the end of 2018 are:

A such, Labour has accused the Government of not taking ‘serious action’ on tackling the obesity ‘crisis’.

sharon-hodgson-new Shadow minister for public health Sharon Hodgson (right) said, ‘While the health secretary has been distracted by the leadership contest and his Government’s botched Brexit negotiations, it is our children who suffer because of the Conservatives’ snail’s pace progress on tackling childhood obesity.

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