7th Report - Childhood obesity: follow-up
- HC No.
- HC 928
- Published
- 27 Mar 2017
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 12 January 2018. Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Childhood obesity: follow-up
Closed
Opened 5 Jan 2017
Closed 5 Jan 2017
Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The Government needs to take more robust action to tackle the impact of deep discounting and price promotions on the sales of unhealthy food and drink, says the Health Committee in its follow up report into childhood obesity.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 5 January 2017.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 7th Report - Childhood obesity: follow-up on 27 March 2017.
The government's response
Published 12 January 2018.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The Government welcomes the Committee's follow-up report and states that its childhood obesity plan marks "an important step forward" but "is not the final word", while addressing the specific recommendations on the levy, reformulation, planning and monitoring.
- On the soft drinks industry levy, the Government says soft drinks prices are a matter for producers and retailers, and that it is "not for the Government to attempt to dictate" how a tax should affect market prices.
- On milk-based drinks, those with more than 75% milk remain excluded from the levy but will be included in PHE's sugar reduction programme. HM Treasury "will review the exclusion for milk drinks in 2020".
- On reformulation, the Government states it "is considering a range of other available levers" that could be used if the voluntary programme "does not match our expectations". PHE will publish detailed progress reviews in March 2018, March 2019 and March 2020.
- On planning, the Government says the Department for Communities and Local Government "will consider (with PHE) whether any aspects could usefully be strengthened in relation to public health" when revising the National Planning Policy Framework.
Reports
- 7th Report - Childhood obesity: follow-up27 March 2017
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 7 February 2017
- 16 written submissions
Recent activity
- Government Response to Health Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2016-17 on Childhood Obesity: follow-up, January 201812 January 2018, Report published
- Correspondence with the Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, Steve Brine, on the Committee’s report on "Childhood obesity: follow-up" published in the last Parliament6 November 2017, Correspondence
- 7th Report - Childhood obesity: follow-up27 March 2017, Report published
Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2017 |
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Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| CHO0017 | 22 Mar 2017 | Minister for Public Health and Innovation |
| CHO0016 | 22 Mar 2017 | Minister for Public Health and Innovation |
| CHO0015 | 21 Mar 2017 | Public Health England |
| CHO0001 | 21 Mar 2017 | Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| CHO0014 | 8 Feb 2017 | Collaton St Mary Primary School |
| CHO0013 | 8 Feb 2017 | British Dietetic Association |
| CHO0011 | 8 Feb 2017 | Institute of Economic Affairs |
| CHO0010 | 1 Feb 2017 | Children’s Food Campaign |
| CHO0009 | 1 Feb 2017 | British Dental Association |
| CHO0008 | 1 Feb 2017 | Jamie Oliver |
| CHO0007 | 1 Feb 2017 | Action on Sugar |
| CHO0006 | 1 Feb 2017 | Cancer Research UK |
| CHO0005 | 1 Feb 2017 | BMA |
| CHO0004 | 1 Feb 2017 | Food and Drink Federation (FDF) |
| CHO0003 | 1 Feb 2017 | Association of Directors of Public Health |
| CHO0002 | 1 Feb 2017 | The Children’s Food Trust |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2017 | Not recorded | Correspondence with the Minister for Public Health and Primary Care, Steve Brine, on the Committee’s report on "Childhood obesity: follow-up" published in the last Parliament |