Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62887

Processed Food: Health

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support access to affordable, minimally processed food.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government’s Eatwell Guide already advises that people should eat more fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and less food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.The Eatwel...

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