Commodities: Health
Commons · Question 110822 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to publish updated guidance on managing conflicts of interest between civil servants and Ministers in relation to unhealthy commodity industries.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 17 Feb 2026
The Department already has established arrangements in place to manage conflicts of interest for both ministers and civil servants, including where these relate to engagement with representatives of unhealthy commodity industries.Ministerial conduct is go...