Claim: Forty percent of 10- to 11-year-olds are obese.
Fact-check: Around a quarter of 10- to 11-year-olds are obese - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not correct. nhs england data shows around 23% of 10- to 11-year-old children are obese, and a further 14%  overweight. ms webb's office has acknowledged the error, and hansard has been updated.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joe Gammie
Date published: 2023-10-20T00:00:00