Sugar: Children
Commons · Question 109952 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on the level of sugar intake by children.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 10 Feb 2026
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) came into law on 5 April 2018, having been announced in 2016. Between 2015 and 2024 sugar levels in drinks in scope of the levy reduced by 47%, and while no formal assessment of the impact on children has been undertak...