Food: Nutrition
Commons · Question 16290 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to use the Healthy Food Standard to help ensure that supermarkets provide a range of affordable, healthy products in smaller convenience stores.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 15 Jul 2026
Healthier food targets and reporting is intended to improve the healthiness of food sales. We will consult soon on the design of the measures, a key aspect of which is to allow businesses flexibility to improve the healthiness of their sales in ways that ...