Having originally focussed on tobacco and the provision of public toilets, the Public Health (Wales) Bill has been amended to require the Government to produce an obesity strategy.
A Plaid Cymu member of the Welsh Assembly has moved an amendment to the Public Health (Wales) Bill requiring Welsh Ministers to bring forward a strategy for preventing obesity and reducing obesity levels in Wales.
As the Assembly Member pointed out, given that 59% of Welsh adults were overweight in 2015, and more than 25% of children either overweight or obese, the omission of any plan to tackle obesity was a surprising omission from the original version. The Bill was passed in amended form (here) on 16 May.
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Published Friday 16 June 2017
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