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839007

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Vending Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase the availability of food that is low in sugar content in vending machines on his Departmental estate.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	127567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has one food and one drink vending machine on its estate. The Department is keen to ensure that low sugar options are available to staff and works closely with its catering supplier on an ongoing basis to provide a healthy offering. The focus has been on ensuring that low or no sugar drinks are readily available to staff.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/02/2018 16:17:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

838961

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Obesity: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the national institute for obesity research policy unit's research into the causes of childhood obesity; and what the timetable is for that unit's findings to be provided to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	127522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research, is providing £5 million funding over five years for a Policy Research Unit on Obesity (OPRU). The OPRU commenced in September 2017 and the initial programme of research has been agreed and work has begun on the first set of projects, with clear timeframes for reporting to the Department. The first two to three years of planned work will concentrate on: marketing to children, tackling inequalities in childhood obesity, prevention of obesity in the early years, and supporting the evaluation of the Childhood Obesity Plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2018 17:53:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

839005

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coca Cola and Mars UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2018 to Question 126148, on Coca Cola and Mars UK, on what dates those meetings took place.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	127565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Dates of meetings are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Coca Cola</p></td><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 January 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Mars</p></td><td><p>12 January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>British Soft Drinks Association</p></td><td><p>22 March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2018</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 127566 question first answered 20/02/2018 17:49:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

839006

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	British Soft Drinks Association
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2018 to Question 126164, on British Soft Drinks Association, on what dates each of those meetings took place.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	127566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Dates of meetings are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Coca Cola</p></td><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 January 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>Mars</p></td><td><p>12 January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 December 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>British Soft Drinks Association</p></td><td><p>22 March 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 July 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 September 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 January 2018</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 127565 question first answered 20/02/2018 17:49:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

839009

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Sugar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with retailers to limit the promotion of high sugar food and drink products.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	127569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any recent discussions with representatives from the retail industry to limit the promotion of high sugar food and drink products.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2018 17:52:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

839015

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of cycling for public health.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	127575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Cycling is one of the key physical activity examples promoted across the Chief Medical Officer guidelines for healthcare professionals to help them explain to patients the guidelines and how to implement them, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-physical-activity-guidelines." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-physical-activity-guidelines.</a></p><p>Public Health England (PHE) promotes cycling as an accessible form of physical activity and its health benefits across its work on physical activity, health improvement and healthy environments. Guidance on the benefits of and practical approaches to creating environments that encourage cycling in publications such as PHE’s active travel briefing for local authorities available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523460/Working_Together_to_Promote_Active_Travel_A_briefing_for_local_authorities.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523460/Working_Together_to_Promote_Active_Travel_A_briefing_for_local_authorities.pdf</a></p><p>The healthy weight and active design publications PHE has produced with the Town and Country Planning Association and Sport England respectively, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/3426/spe003-active-design-published-october-2015-email-2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/3426/spe003-active-design-published-october-2015-email-2.pdf</a></p><p>Cycling is prominent in social marketing campaigns that support people to get more physically active, such as One You for adults and Change4Life for children and families.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2018 17:51:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest