Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he has had on his Department's Responsibility Deal; and who the attendees of each such meeting were.

The Secretary of State for Health chaired the Responsibility Deal’s Plenary Group meetings that took place on 21 November 2012 and 30 October 2013. The action notes and attendee list for both these meetings are attached and can also be found on our website at:

https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/21-november-2012/

https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/30-october-2013/

On 7 October 2013 he met with Andy Clarke, Chief Executive of Asda, Chris Bush, Managing Director UK of Tesco and Justin King, Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s.

He also met with representatives of food manufacturers on 18 November 2013. Attendees were as follows:

Richard Evans, President, Pepisco UK Ireland and South Africa

Maurizio Brusadelli, President UK and Ireland, Mondelez International

Fiona Kendrick, Chairman and CEO, Nestlé UK and Ireland

Gavin Darby, CEO, Premier Foods

Jim Moseley, Managing Director, General Mills UK

Jonathan Myers, Vice President European Markets and General Manager UK and Ireland, Kellogg Company

Jon Woods, General Manager, Head of Coca-Cola UK and Ireland

Melanie Leech, Director General, Food and Drink Federation