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The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374) House of Commons Health Committee The Government’s Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374) Written Evidence Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 23 February 2005 HC 358-ii Published on 2 June 2005 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £22.50 The Health Committee The Health Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department of Health and its associated bodies. Current membership Mr David Hinchliffe MP (Labour, Wakefield) (Chairman) Mr David Amess MP (Conservative, Southend West) John Austin MP (Labour, Erith and Thamesmead) Mr Keith Bradley MP (Labour, Manchester Withington) Mr Simon Burns MP (Conservative, Chelmsford West) Mrs Patsy Calton MP (Liberal Democrat, Cheadle) Jim Dowd MP (Labour, Lewisham West) Mr Jon Owen Jones MP (Labour, Cardiff Central) Siobhain McDonagh MP (Labour, Mitcham and Morden) Dr Doug Naysmith MP (Labour, Bristol North West) Dr Richard Taylor MP (Independent, Wyre Forest) Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publications The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/health_committee.cfm A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume. Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Dr David Harrison (Clerk), Keith Neary (Second Clerk), Laura Hilder (Committee Specialist), Christine Kirkpatrick (Committee Specialist), Mr Darren Hackett, (Committee Assistant), and Rowena Macdonald (Secretary). Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Health Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 6182. The Committee’s email address is [email protected]. Minutes of Evidence The Health Committee took oral evidence from Rt Hon John Reid, MP, Miss Melanie Johnson, MP and Dr Fiona Adshead on Wednesday 23 February 2005. The Minutes of Evidence were published as HC 358-i on 8 April 2005 and are available on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/health_committee.cfm. List of written evidence The Green Machine (WP 01) Ev 27 Sustrans (WP 02) Ev 28 Abbott Laboratories (WP 03, WP 32) Ev 32, 120 The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (WP 04) Ev 34 British Soft Drinks Association (WP 05) Ev 35 Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown, University of Warwick (WP 06) Ev 36 Action on Smoking and Health (WP 07, WP 07A) Ev 37, 46 Brook Advisory Centres (WP 08) Ev 46 Active Sheffield (WP 09) Ev 48 Dairy Council (WP 10) Ev 53 Children’s Food Bill Campaign (WP 11) Ev 56 Manchester Health Inequalities Partnership (WP 12) Ev 59 British Geriatrics Society (WP 13) Ev 61 Heart of Mersey (WP 14) Ev 62 British Heart Foundation (WP 15) Ev 64 Child Health Advocacy Network (WP 16) Ev 65 The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (WP 17) Ev 66 Organon Laboratories (WP 18) Ev 67 The Health Foundation (WP 19) Ev 69 The National Childbirth Trust (WP 20) Ev 71 Socialist Health Association (WP 21) Ev 74 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (WP 22) Ev 75 Groundwork (WP 23) Ev 76 Royal College of Physicians (WP 24) Ev 80 Atkins Nutritionals (WP 25) Ev 104 The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (WP 26) Ev 106 Which? (WP 27) Ev 108 Weight Watchers UK Ltd (WP 28) Ev 112 Local Government Association (WP 29) Ev 115 British Lung Foundation (WP 30) Ev 117 Pesticide Action Network UK (WP 31) Ev 119 The Men’s Health Forum (WP 33) Ev 122 Sport England (WP 34) Ev 124 Health Development Agency (WP 35) Ev 128 Smoking Control Network (WP 36) Ev 135 Soil Association (WP 37) Ev 136 Royal College of Nursing (WP 38) Ev 138 SSL International plc (WP 39) Ev 141 British Retail Consortium (WP 40) Ev 141 Association of Directors of Public Health (WP 41) Ev 143 Diabetes UK (WP 42) Ev 144 J Sainsbury plc (WP 43) Ev 146 Cancer Research UK (WP 44) Ev 149 The Maranatha Community (WP 45) Ev 151 Philip Morris Ltd (WP 46) Ev 170 The Parenting Education and Support Forum (WP 47) Ev 171 Fitness Industry Association (WP 48) Ev 173 Compass Group PLC (WP 49) Ev 177 Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (WP 50) Ev 181 The Prince of Wales’s Foundation for Integrated Health (WP 51) Ev 183 Mayor of London (WP 52) Ev 185 Family Planning Association (WP 53) Ev 187 The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (WP 54) Ev 189 Food and Drink Federation and the National Farmers’ Union (WP 55) Ev 191 The Portman Group (WP 56) Ev 193 Rethink (WP 57) Ev 194 Children’s Play Council (WP 58) Ev 196 Food Advertising Unit (WP 59) Ev 199 MRC Collaborative Centre for Human Nutrition Research (WP 60) Ev 201 The Royal College of Midwives (WP 61) Ev 203 Nutrition Professions Confederation (WP 62) Ev 206 Smoke Free Liverpool (WP 63) Ev 209 SkillsActive (WP 64) Ev 210 Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Association (WP 65) Ev 211 The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (WP 66) Ev 213 Barnardo’s (WP 67) Ev 215 British Beer and Pub Association (WP 68) Ev 218 Help the Aged (WP 69) Ev 220 Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (WP 70) Ev 223 Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (WP 71) Ev 225 Debra Shipley MP (WP 72) Ev 228 British Medical Association (WP 73) Ev 230 NHS Confederation (WP 74) Ev 236 SmokeFree Cities and Communities Network (WP 75) Ev 238 Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (WP 76) Ev 240 Football Foundation (WP 77) Ev 242 British Dental Association (WP 78) Ev 244 The British Psychological Society (WP 79) Ev 245 ITV plc, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd (Five), GMTV, Nickelodeon UK, Turner Broadcasting Systems (Europe), Jetix and Disney Channel (WP 80) Ev 247 Advertising Standards Authority (WP 81) Ev 250 Shelter (WP 82) Ev 252 National Children’s Bureau (WP 83) Ev 254 Ms Jane Sunter, North, South and Central Manchester Primary Care Trust (WP 84) Ev 256 Cholesterol UK (WP 85) Ev 257 Association of Directors of Social Services (WP 86) Ev 260 Alcohol Concern (WP 87) Ev 263 Central Council of Physical Recreation (WP 88) Ev 267 Design Council (WP 89) Ev 270 National Obesity Forum (WP 90) Ev 271 Disability Rights Commission (WP 91) Ev 272 UK Vaccine Industry Group (WP 92) Ev 275 Infant and Dietetic Foods Association (WP 93) Ev 276 Academy of Medical Sciences (WP 94) Ev 278 Asthma UK (WP 95) Ev 280 Child Growth Foundation (WP 96) Ev 282 National Heart Forum (WP 97) Ev 284 Amicus (Health Sector) (WP 98) Ev 288 Department of Public Health, University of Oxford (WP 99) Ev 290 Food Justice (WP 100) Ev 290 NHS Alliance (WP 101) Ev 291 Dietitians Working in Obesity Management (WP 102) Ev 292 Counterweight (WP 103) Ev 294 UK Public Health Association (WP 105) Ev 297 Kings’ Fund (WP 106) Ev 304 National Aids Trust (WP107) Ev 315 List of unprinted written evidence Additional papers have been received from the following and have been reported to the House but to save printing costs they have not been printed and copies have been placed in the House of Commons library where they may be inspected by members. Other copies are in the Record Office, House of Lords and are available to the public for inspection. Requests for inspection should be addressed to the Record Office, House of Lords, London SW1. (Tel 020 7219 3074) hours of inspection are from 9:30am to 5:00pm on Mondays to Fridays. The Royal College of General Practitioners (WP 104) Health Committee: Evidence Ev 27 Written evidence Memorandum by The Green Machine (WP 01) The Green Machine The Green Machine is a company which develops and sells products in its own vending machines, oVering healthier alternatives to the snack foods commonly found in many vending machines, which are often high in fat, salt and added sugar. The Green Machine vending machines are mainly placed in public places such as schools. The Green Machine only stocks products that are organic and/or natural, and which are free from artificial colours, flavourings, preservatives and additives. All the products in The Green Machine are checked by the Hyperactive Children’s Support Group (HACSG) and we work closely with them when developing products. Comments The Green Machine welcomes the committee’s attention to this White Paper and is keen to be a stakeholder in the way that the public health agenda is taken forward. It is vital that children and parents are given help in reducing the proportion of children’s diets that are made up of foods, snacks or meals that are high in fat, sugar and/ or salt. It is also important that children and their parents have full information about what constitutes a balanced and healthy diet. This submission focuses on chapter 3 of the White Paper, relating to children and young people, and considers the three points of the terms of reference of the inquiry in turn. 1. Whether the proposals will enable the Government to achieve its public health goals One of the key policy objectives set out in the White Paper with regards to children is the target “to halt, by 2010, the year-on-year increase in obesity among children under 11” (para 10, pg 43), something we very much support.
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