Food: Advertising
Lords · Question HL8189 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Rennard
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Merron on 22 May (HLWS662), what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Advertising Standards Authority in its role as the frontline regulator of the measures in
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 20 Jun 2025
The Government has set a bold ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children ever, and will take action to address the childhood obesity crisis. As part of this, we are committed to implementing the advertising restrictions for less healthy food ...