Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of applying the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model to HFSS advertising and promotions restrictions on a) business investment in reformulation and innovation, and b) consumer behaviour and trends in people choosing more or less healthy options within categories.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
For information on the Government’s assessment of the potential impact of applying the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) to the advertising and promotions restrictions for less healthy food and drink products on business investment in reformulation and innovation, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme on 31 March 2026 in response to Question 120152. And for consumer behaviour and trends in people choosing more or less healthy options within categories, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for South West Wiltshire on 1 July 2026 in response to Question 8994.
We are also committed to publishing a Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the advertising restrictions and promotions restrictions policies by 2030 for advertising restrictions and 2027 for promotions restrictions, which will assess the effectiveness of the policies and their impact on businesses and the public.
For information on what way the measuring of free sugars impacts the implementation of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model, free sugars cannot be measured through a laboratory test and must instead be calculated using information on ingredients, product composition, and processing. We have published technical guidance, plus additional guidance including worked examples, and continue to engage stakeholders on practical solutions to support consistent free sugar calculations and application of NPM 2018.
For the potential risk of regulatory breaches, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Daventry on 29 April 2026 in response to Question 127074.
The consultation on proposals to apply NPM 2018 to the advertising and promotions restrictions closed on 17 June 2026. The Department is now considering the feedback received and will set out further steps in due course.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way the measuring of free sugars impacts a) the implementation of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model and b) the potential risk of regulatory breaches.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
For information on the Government’s assessment of the potential impact of applying the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) to the advertising and promotions restrictions for less healthy food and drink products on business investment in reformulation and innovation, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme on 31 March 2026 in response to Question 120152. And for consumer behaviour and trends in people choosing more or less healthy options within categories, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for South West Wiltshire on 1 July 2026 in response to Question 8994.
We are also committed to publishing a Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the advertising restrictions and promotions restrictions policies by 2030 for advertising restrictions and 2027 for promotions restrictions, which will assess the effectiveness of the policies and their impact on businesses and the public.
For information on what way the measuring of free sugars impacts the implementation of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model, free sugars cannot be measured through a laboratory test and must instead be calculated using information on ingredients, product composition, and processing. We have published technical guidance, plus additional guidance including worked examples, and continue to engage stakeholders on practical solutions to support consistent free sugar calculations and application of NPM 2018.
For the potential risk of regulatory breaches, I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to the Hon Member for Daventry on 29 April 2026 in response to Question 127074.
The consultation on proposals to apply NPM 2018 to the advertising and promotions restrictions closed on 17 June 2026. The Department is now considering the feedback received and will set out further steps in due course.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using the third cycling and walking investment strategy to set targets for a) the National Cycle Network, b) Bikeability and c) the national walking, wheeling and cycling network.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The consultation on the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, is seeking the views of stakeholders on a national vision, statutory objectives and underlying performance indicators. The shape of the final strategy, intended to be published next year including any targets, will be informed by the responses to the consultation.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to meet with disabled people's organisations on the third cycling and walking investment strategy.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The consultation on the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy outlines that by 2035, the Government wants walking, wheeling and cycling to be a safe, easy and accessible option for everyone. Disabled People’s organisations have been engaged as part of a wider series of thematic workshops to inform the development of the final Strategy.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Local Power Plan will contain measures to enable community energy schemes to sell electricity that they generate directly to local customers.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Local Power Plan will put local authorities and communities at the heart of the energy transition, giving them a stake in the shift to net zero as owners and partners in clean energy projects, allowing more to come online. Small-scale electricity generation sites can benefit from an exemption, which means they do not require a licence from Ofgem to generate electricity or to supply to local customers. Ofgem has further flexibility to award supply licences to generation sites that are above the exemptions threshold when restricted to specified local area.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
What recent steps he has taken to support the development of community energy projects.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Ofgem supports community energy projects and welcomes applications from the sector to the Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. The Government is also helping local authorities and community energy groups to work together to develop projects within UK Growth Funding schemes.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What progress has she made towards a free trade agreement with the US.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
I am in close contact with Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative. I am pleased the US has lifted tariffs on Whisky and I am working to lift Airbus Boeing dispute. We are continuing to make progress in Free Trade Agreement (FTA) discussions as well as working together on our broader trade agenda.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing registered NHS volunteer responders to assist with NHS Test and Trace.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The NHS Volunteer Responders programme, is available to help support people in England who need it. NHS Volunteer Responders carry out simple, one-off non-medical tasks to support people who need help, for instance in accessing essentials.
NHS Volunteer Responders provide a different but complementary service to the NHS Test and Trace service. They are part of the end-to-end service that helps identify, contain and control COVID-19, preventing the spread of the virus, protecting local communities and saving lives.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the proposed Remedial Order to extend the legislation governing widowed parent's allowance and bereavement support payments will be applied retrospectively to non married partners and their children.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
We intend to take forward a Remedial Order to extend eligibility for BSP to cohabitees with children. The detail of the changes will be set out in the Remedial Order. We intend to lay the Order before the House in due course.
Asked by: Jeremy Wright (Conservative - Kenilworth and Southam)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to apply the proposed remedial order to extend the legislation governing widowed parent's allowance and bereavement support payments retrospectively to non-married partners and their children.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
We intend to take forward a Remedial Order to extend eligibility for BSP to cohabitees with children. The detail of the changes will be set out in the Remedial Order. We intend to lay the Order before the House in due course.