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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-10more like thismore than 2022-10-10
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Food: Marketing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department will take to help ensure that the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulation 2021 does not have a negative impact on businesses. more like this
tabling member constituency Mansfield more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Bradley more like this
uin 60038 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-26more like thismore than 2022-10-26
answer text <p>We recognise the need to balance implications costs and benefits to businesses individuals, society and the National Health Service. Following consultation, a number of exemptions were made to ease the impact on businesses where appropriate. The restrictions only apply to products that are high in fat, salt or sugar and are assessed as ‘less healthy’, retailers are free to promote products that are healthier and that are not deemed in scope of the policy.</p><p>The location restrictions on promotions which came into force on 1 October are expected to accrue health benefits of over £57 billion and provide NHS savings of over £4 billion, over the next 25 years. In light of the unprecedented global economic situation, we have delayed the implementation of the volume price promotions by 12-months. These restrictions will come into force in October 2023.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham more like this
answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson more like this
grouped question UIN 60039 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-26T12:17:40.56Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-26T12:17:40.56Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson more like this
tabling member
4663
label Biography information for Ben Bradley more like this