Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ring-fence moneys that accrue to the public purse from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy for child food and health initiatives.

The Government has no plans to formally link revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to any specific spending. Departmental spend for children’s food and to promote children’s health is allocated through Spending Reviews. This provides departments with certainty over their programme budgets, as tax revenues vary year-to-year.

The Government continues to invest in children’s health, through the Department for Education’s promotion of healthy eating and physical activity in schools and holidays and the Department for Health's focus on health and wellbeing.