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Written Question
Food: Nutrition
Wednesday 10th June 2026

Asked by: Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to announce a timeline for the implementation of the healthy food standard proposed in the 10-year health plan for England.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will take decisive action on the obesity crisis, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever. The plan committed to, by the end of this Parliament, introduce mandatory healthier food sales reporting for all large companies in the sector. The plan also committed to introduce new targets to increase the healthiness of sales.

We intend to launch a full public consultation soon to gather a wide range of views on our proposals.

Specific implementation dates will be determined following consultation, and the intention is that the policy will be finalised and legislation laid so that reporting comes into force before the end of this Parliament, no later than 2029.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 May 2026
Supermarkets: Voluntary Price Caps

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 May 2026
Supermarkets: Voluntary Price Caps

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that any deal that the Government might do with the supermarkets to cut prices in exchange for delaying regulations on healthy food would be short-sighted, against public health and damaging to the NHS?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 May 2026
King’s Speech

"My Lords, recently my work has focused on two aspects of prevention of ill health and health inequalities. In 2024, I chaired a one-year special inquiry into food, diet and obesity, and this year I am chairing one into childhood vaccination rates in England. Apart from clean water, these are …..."
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Lords - Oral questions - Main Chamber
VAT relief on business donations on goods to charities on food redistribution networks, including social supermarkets
MP: Baroness Walmsley
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
VAT Relief: Business Donations

"My Lords, while the intention of the policy is welcome, does the Minister recognise that it may create a perverse incentive for businesses to divert surplus food away from community organisations and enterprises such as Community Shop, which provide both affordable food and wider support for vulnerable groups? Will he …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
VAT Relief: Business Donations

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the VAT relief on business donations on goods to charities on food redistribution networks, including social supermarkets...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
VAT Relief: Business Donations

"My Lords, in relation to the question from my noble friend Lady Kramer, does the Minister agree that applying the new nutrient profiling model to surplus food diverted to various organisations could make it easy to carve out less healthy food from the VAT relief?..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
28 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Walmsley (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 181
Division Vote (Lords)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Walmsley (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 43 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 145