Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the independent report entitled National Food Strategy, published on 15 July 2021, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the implications for her policies of the recommendation that the true cost of eating healthily should be calculated into benefits payments; and if she will make a statement.

There have been no specific discussions. The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities will explore options to assess the cost of a healthy diet with a focus on families.