Extract from Lords debate on Children and Young People: Obesity - April 17
Wednesday, 18 April 2018 08:17
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health
and Social Care (Lord O’Shaughnessy) (Con):...One of the
opportunities that we have here concerns devolution. We recently
passed a statutory instrument to give more public health powers to
Manchester as part of its devo deal. Manchester is often in the
lead in these kinds of issues. We see an opportunity at a city-wide
level—mirroring the Amsterdam example—to get all the agencies
around the table to act. Greater Manchester...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of
Health and Social Care (Lord O’Shaughnessy) (Con):...One
of the opportunities that we have here concerns devolution. We
recently passed a statutory instrument to give more public health
powers to Manchester as part of its devo deal. Manchester is often
in the lead in these kinds of issues. We see an opportunity at a
city-wide level—mirroring the Amsterdam example—to get all the
agencies around the table to act. Greater Manchester has introduced
#GMMoving: The Plan for Physical Activity and Sport 2017-21. It
involves the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the NHS
in Greater Manchester and Sport England. It is exactly that kind of
partnership that we need to see more of...
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