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Written Question
Obesity: Children
Tuesday 15th November 2016

Asked by: Stuart Blair Donaldson (Scottish National Party - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to implement his Department's childhood obesity strategy.

Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

The Department is working closely with Public Health England, the National Health Service, local authorities, schools and other partners as we implement the Childhood Obesity Plan.

The Department is already taking firm action, including consulting on the soft drinks industry levy and launching a broad sugar reduction programme. This is already showing results, as has been seen in the recent announcements by Tesco and Lucozade about cutting sugar in their drinks.


Written Question
Department of Health: Ministerial Policy Advisers
Thursday 16th July 2015

Asked by: Stuart Blair Donaldson (Scottish National Party - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in his Department.

Answered by Jane Ellison

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Matthew Hancock) to the hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) to Question 5983 on 13 July 2015.