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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-05-18more like thismore than 2021-05-18
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Food: Advertising remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on ensuring proposals for restricting the online advertising of products high in fat, sugar and salt balance public health aims with business freedoms, protecting the public purse and ensuring businesses can grow and invest in reformulation. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Rosindell more like this
uin 2909 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-05-21more like thismore than 2021-05-21
answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made it clear that tackling obesity is a priority for this Government. In July 2020 the Government outlined it’s Tackling Obesity strategy which details a host of measures aimed at improving the chances of citizens living a healthy lifestyle.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government proposed various options for restricting HFSS advertising in the 2019 and 2020 consultations targeted at protecting children from being exposed to advertising of unhealthy food products.</p><p>Balanced against the priority of protecting children and tackling obesity, we have carefully considered the impact that any restrictions will have on industry and in particular the potential for reformulation of products or commercial impacts on key business sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The final policy will be set out in our consultation response due to be published shortly. The Government is committed to acting collaboratively to prepare businesses, individuals and organisations for changes to the rules around HFSS advertising.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-05-21T14:46:36.12Zmore like thismore than 2021-05-21T14:46:36.12Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
1447
label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this