Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s 14 May announcement entitled Government delays restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising on TV and online, whether (a) an impact assessment and (b) a public consultation will be conducted for the statutory instruments necessary to facilitate the delays to these policies, and if he will make a statement.

We will provide further information on how the delay to the legislation will be implemented in due course.