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Health: Food

Asked by Cat EcclesLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 July 2026UIN 18395

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the consultation on the introduction of mandatory reporting and health targets for large food businesses.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The 10-Year Health Plan commits that by the end of this Parliament, we will introduce mandatory healthier food sales reporting for all large companies in the sector. We will also introduce new targets to increase the healthiness of sales.

We intend to launch a full public consultation soon to gather a wide range of views on our policy proposals. Final decisions on policy design and implementation will be taken following consultation.

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