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The discussion would be around the petition. We would have to get the form of words right, but the purpose of the motion would be to get Parliament to discuss the petition.
They would not claim to have solved all the problems—some still exist—but they are making huge efforts and there have been huge improvements, particularly in getting children to be more physically active and to eat more nutritious meals at school.There seems to be a national plan to tackle many of those problems.
As we know, the lessons that someone learns when they are young stand them in good stead as they get older. If someone does not start to become active when they are young, they have much less chance of being active when they get to our ...
As an Opposition spokesperson trying to be involved in the process of submitting amendments, I found it extremely onerous—as I am sure back-bench members did—to get support and to get the amendments worked up.