Cross Party Group on Obesity

This article is part of the Foodspin project of Spinwatch.

The Cross Party Group on Obesity in the Scotish 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

• DrWendy Wrieden Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
• Ann Conacher Health Scotland
• Mike Lean
• Gordon Macmillan
• DrCathy Higginson
• DrSusan Boyle
• David Elder
• Anne Gebbie-Diben
• DrAdrienne Hughes
• DrSusan Gallacher
• Shiona Jenkins
• DrLeone Craig
• DrGeraldine McNeill
• Maria McQuigg
• DrJanet 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
• DrPaula 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