Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions Ministers and officials in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have had with representatives of the advertising industry on the proposed application of the new nutrient profiling model to existing advertising and promotions regulations since July 2026.

To date, there have been no such discussions. However, the Department conducted an extensive programme of cross-sector engagement during the consultation period on the proposals (March to June 2026), which included advertising and broadcast stakeholders. We are using this engagement to supplement feedback received through the consultation as we develop the Government’s response and to inform next steps.