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Debate between Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford and David Nuttall(7 years, 7 months ago)
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Nicola Blackwood
The childhood obesity plan has already been published. I think the hon. Lady may be talking about the reformulation targets and the baseline data, which are coming out imminently. The experts in Public Health England are working feverishly to make sure that the data are exactly as they should be. One measure I think she will be particularly keen to see is the investment in schools committed to by the Chancellor in the Budget, including the voluntary healthy rating scheme, which will be published in June.
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
What measure is being used to ascertain the success or otherwise of the strategy and when will we know whether it has worked or not?
Nicola Blackwood
As I mentioned, we will be publishing the reformulation baselines against which all future success will be measured. They will include measurement across all industry targets. In addition, we will of course have the voluntary healthy rating scheme for primary schools to recognise and encourage their contribution to preventing obesity.