World Cancer Day, an Opportunity to Tackle Obesity
- Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-03275
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 24 January 2017
That the Parliament notes that 4 February 2017 marks World Cancer Day; understands that it is estimated that one-in-two people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives; notes that Cancer Research UK highlights that four-in-ten cancers are preventable and that obesity, after smoking, is the single biggest cause of preventable cancer in Scotland, including in the Highlands and Islands region, and that it is linked to 13 types of cancer; understands that figures show that two thirds of adults and over one quarter of children in Scotland are now overweight or obese; notes the calls on the Scottish Government to take bold action in its new diet and obesity strategy to help tackle the problem; considers that tackling obesity would help to "scale down cancer", and notes that MSPs can show their support for World Cancer Day through the wearing of its unity band.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, John Lamont, Monica Lennon, Dean Lockhart, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Ross Thomson, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle