Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 43671

Infant Foods: Sugar

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Jas Athwal

LabourIlford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's report entitled Commercial infant and baby food and drink: evidence review, published in June 2019, what steps he is taking to help tackle commercial baby

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influence many aspects of wellbeing in later life.A 2019 evidence review showed that babies and young children are exceeding their energy intake requirement and ar...

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