Question follow-through · 7668

Food: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of outdoor advertising of food and drink products that are high in fat, salt and sugar on children's consumption of those products.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of outdoor advertising of food and drink products that are high in fat, salt and sugar on children's consumption of those products.

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Departmental officials engage with a range of external stakeholders on diet and obesity policies. Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of the Government’s Health Mission which aims to reduce the amount of time spent in ill health...

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