38% of 10 to 11 year-olds in West Sussex are an unhealthy weight.

While almost 9,000 children in the county claim a free school meal.

The figures have been highlighted by the leader of Crawley Council, Peter Lamb, who says ongoing cuts to social security and a fall in real wages due to inflation, mean children’s futures are increasingly being determined by their parents’ success.

Writing in the Crawley Observer he backs Labour’s Real Living Wage as a way of ensuring kids get three meals a day.

You can read Peter Lamb’s article here:  http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/opinion/children-need-to-eat-properly-all-the-time-1-8125128