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Food: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the inclusion of fruit and nut bars in the location restrictions for high fat, sugar and salt products since October 2022 on businesses; and w

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the inclusion of fruit and nut bars in the location restrictions for high fat, sugar and salt products since October 2022 on businesses; and w

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will take decisive action on the obesity crisis to ease the strain on our National Health Service and create the healthiest generation of children ever.Restrictions on the promotion by location of ‘less healthy’ f...

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