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Slimming On Referral Programme

EDM number 1590 in 2005-06, proposed by Austin Mitchell on 07/02/2006.

That this House welcomes the focus of the White Paper on Public Health on the need to tackle the growing problems of overweight and obesity; welcomes in this context the slimming on referral project developed by Slimming World, in association with primary care trusts; notes that this slimming on referral programme offers overweight patients free membership of a local group at reduced cost to the National Health Service; observes that the required target of between five per cent. and 10 per cent. weight loss for health improvement is achieved by a high percentage of patients participating in this programme at a net cost to the NHS substantially lower than many other options including the use of prescription drugs; commends the slimming on referral approach to the Department of Health and to primary care trusts and strategic health authorities developing obesity strategies; and invites Ministers to promote slimming on referral as one of the range of legitimate, scientifically validated options for weight reduction that are being taken forward by the Department of Health.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Austin Mitchell07/02/2006Great GrimsbyLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley08/02/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn08/02/2006Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Gregory Campbell08/02/2006East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Paul Flynn09/02/2006Newport WestLabourSeconded
David Drew09/02/2006StroudLabourSeconded
Lynne Jones09/02/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Paul Keetch13/02/2006HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech13/02/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams13/02/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock13/02/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway13/02/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Brian Jenkins13/02/2006TamworthLabourSigned
David Simpson14/02/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
Si14/02/2006Swansea EastLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt15/02/2006CrawleyLabourSigned
Hywel Francis15/02/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/02/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds16/02/2006Belfast NorthDUPSigned
John Hemming16/02/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington27/02/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Michael Penning27/02/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Doug Naysmith28/02/2006Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis01/03/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Rosie Cooper01/03/2006West LancashireLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Clive Efford07/03/2006ElthamLabourSigned
Sarah McCarthy-Fry24/05/2006Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Marsha Singh12/06/2006Bradford WestLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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