Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110822

Commodities: Health

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

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

Ashley Dalton
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...

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