Cross Party Group on Obesity

This article is part of the Foodspin project of Spinwatch.

The Cross Party Group on Obesity in the Scottish Parliament is according, to its website, "a forum for MSPs, health professionals, researchers and other interested parties to discuss and influence national strategy for dealing with problems of obesity."

Members

MSP members

• Nigel Don(SNP)
• Ross Finnie(Scottish Liberal Democratic Party)
• Claire Baker(Scottish Labour Party)
• Nanette Milne(Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party)
• Joe FitzPatrick(SNP)
• Mary Scanlon (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party)

Non MSP members

• Dr Wendy Wrieden Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
• Ann Conacher Health Scotland
• Mike Lean
• Gordon Macmillan
• Dr Cathy Higginson
• Dr Susan Boyle
• David Elder
• Anne Gebbie-Diben
• Dr Adrienne Hughes
• Dr Susan Gallacher
• Shiona Jenkins
• Dr Leone Craig
• DrGeraldine McNeill
• Maria McQuigg
• Dr Janet Murray
• Colwyn Jones
• Carrie Ruxton
• Lindsay Graham
• Deborah Vanstone
• Lynda Brown
• Jen Pittendreigh
• Kate Barlow
• Fiona Clarke
• Prof.Jane E Norman
• Joan Fraser
• Maddy Halliday Director, Scotland Stroke Association
• Phil Mackie
• Drew Walker
• Cllr Harry McGuigan, COSLA Spokesperson for Community Well-Being and Safety
• Dr Paula Regan Weight Management Adviser, Counterweight Project, Robert Gordon University
• Maureen Kidd, Physical Activity Programme Manager, NHS Health Scotland
• Violet S.K. Waite, Weight Management Dietician, Counterweight Programme
• Sheila MacNaughton, Senior Dietician, Glasgow Weight Management Service, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
• Gillian Thomson, Curriculum Adviser, Falkirk Council Education Services
• Anne Clark BSc RD, Weight Management Adviser (Scotland), The Counterweight Programme

Contact

Nigel Don MSP Room M5.11 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP Tel: 0131 348 6273