Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps his Department is taking to help prevent ill health.”
Tabled: 12 February 2026Answered: 24 February 2026
Asked by
Naz Shah
Labour — Bradford West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Ashley Dalton)
The 10-year health plan announced ambitious measures to make the healthy choice the easy choice. They include tackling the obesity epidemic through mandatory healthy food sales reporting, business targets to increase the healthiness of products sold and restrictions on junk food advertising.