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Written Question
Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021
Thursday 14th April 2022

Asked by: Lord Krebs (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent progress they have made towards implementation of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021; and when they will publish the technical guidance for the implementation of those regulations.

Answered by Lord Kamall - Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)

Regulations made on 2 December 2021 will require medium and large businesses, including those with 50 or more employees, to restrict volume price promotions such as ‘buy one get one free’ or ‘3 for 2’ offers on high fat, salt or sugar products. Less healthy products in scope of the restrictions will also no longer be featured in key locations, such as checkouts, store entrances, aisle ends and their online equivalents. Free refills of sugary soft drinks will also be prohibited in the eating-out sector. These restrictions will come into force in October 2022.

The Restricting promotions of products high in fat, sugar or salt by location and by volume price: implementation guidance was published in an online only format on 6 April 2022. The guidance was developed in collaboration with trade associations, businesses and local authorities, to provide further clarification on which businesses and which products are in scope of the Regulations to help businesses to plan ahead.

The Government is committed to reviewing the Regulations within five years of the Regulations coming into force. The National Institute for Health and Care’s Policy Research (NIHR) Programme has commissioned the National Centre for Social Research to assess the extent and nature of location-based promotions of food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar in supermarkets in England. Officials are developing further plans to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of this policy.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Food-related Crime

"My Lords, detecting food crime often depends on trading standards officers and public analysts. Does the Minister consider that the current number of trading standards officers and public analysts is adequate to give the public confidence that food crime is being detected in a timely and comprehensive way? Could he …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Mar 2019
General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

"I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness on her appointment as the Minister in the Lords for health and social care. I would like to pick up on a point mentioned by the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, and to reiterate the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Dec 2018
Diesel Emissions

"My Lords, it is my understanding that much of the responsibility for delivering the clean air strategy will be delegated to local authorities. Can the Minister confirm that local authorities will be given both the necessary legal powers and the resources to deliver that strategy?..."
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Written Question
Game: Lead
Thursday 11th February 2016

Asked by: Lord Krebs (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recommendations they have made about what is a safe level of consumption of lead-shot game for children.

Answered by Lord Prior of Brampton

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has identified the particular risk to children who frequently consume lead shot game. The FSA has advised since 2012 that those consuming high levels of such game should reduce their intake, and that this is especially important for vulnerable consumers such as children and pregnant women.

This advice was widely reported in the media and on special interest group websites when it was published. The FSA reissued this advice last year. This advice is part of wider food safety advice on NHS Choices. The FSA is considering what further action is required to raise awareness of their advice, particularly with vulnerable groups such as parents and carers of young children.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2014
Health: Flour Fortification

"My Lords, what has the Minister’s department made of its evaluation of folic acid fortification in the many countries that have implemented it, including the United States, as has already been mentioned, Canada and Australia? What has been the balance of risk and benefit in those countries?..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Olympic Legacy (S&T Report)

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That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Sport and exercise science and medicine: building on the Olympic legacy to improve the nation’s health (1st Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 33)...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Olympic Legacy (S&T Report)

"My Lords, I start by thanking the members of the Science and Technology Select Committee for their excellent contributions to this report, and our specialist adviser, Professor Ian Macdonald, Professor of Metabolic Physiology at the University of Nottingham. I also thank the Minister for the Government’s response to our report. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 11 Dec 2013
Olympic Legacy (S&T Report)

"I thank all those who have taken part in this debate. It has been a privilege to hear the contributions of all noble Lords, but particularly of those who have first-hand experience of participating in elite sports as Olympians or other forms of competing at a very high level.

One …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2010
Health: Diet

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for improving the dietary health of the population...."
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