Children's TV junk food ads face restrictions
News Article 10 September 2004
Controls on junk food advertising aimed at children may be contained in the government’s forthcoming public health white paper.
Clarke calls for classroom water
Press Review 7 September 2004
Unveiling his plans for healthier lifestyles yesterday, education secretary Charles Clarke called for more water to be provided in the classroom.
School meals
Policy Consultation 6 September 2004
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the National Association of School Masters and Women Teachers, the National Union of Teachers, the Health Development Agency, the Professional Association of Teachers, the Food Standards Agency, 4Children, the National Consumer Council and the Secondary Heads Association
Ministers tell kids to go on gardening leave
Press Review 6 September 2004
John Reid and Charles Clarke will today launch a £5.7 million Healthy Living blueprint urging schoolchildren to eat sensibly and keep fit.
Clarke shakes up school meals advice
News Article 6 September 2004
The education secretary has announced a wide ranging review of school meals in a bid to beat obesity.
Beating Bowel Cancer
Government Affairs Website
MSP issues obesity call to arms
News Article 25 August 2004
Supermarket bosses are being urged to do more to combat child obesity in Scotland.
Ofcom rejects ban on kids' junk food ads
Press Review 23 July 2004
Television watchdog Ofcom has decided not to look into banning junk food adverts aimed at children.
Food advertising
Policy Consultation 22 July 2004
Comment from the Liberal Democrats, the British Retail Consortium, the National Consumer Council and the Consumers' Association.
Royal College of Physicians
Government Affairs Website
Ofsted slams schools over obesity rates
Press Review 12 July 2004
The education watchdog will on Tuesday criticise schools for their role in rising rates of child obesity.
Labour 'to back public smoking ban'
News Article 30 June 2004
Labour could propose tough new measures on smoking and public health, according to leaked papers.
Food giants to be named and shamed
Press Review 17 June 2004
Some of Britain's best-known food companies could be named and shamed by health ministers for refusing to make substantial cuts in the salt content of their products.
MPs go large in Lisbon
Press Review 14 June 2004
A Commons football team have been criticised for accepting sponsorship from fast food chain McDonalds for a trip to play a match in Portugal.
Committee attacked over obesity report
Press Review 10 June 2004
The Commons health select committee has come under fire for highlighting the death of an overweight three-year-old girl in its recent report on obesity.
