"I am today confirming that, on 18 September, Exercise Pegasus, the national tier 1 pandemic preparedness exercise set to assess the UK’s ability to respond to a pandemic, will commence.
A pandemic remains the top risk of the UK’s national risk register, and experts are clear that it is a …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"This Government have set a bold ambition to raise the healthiest generation of children ever, and that includes tackling the childhood obesity crisis. As part of this, we committed in our manifesto to implementing advertising restrictions for less healthy food and drink on TV and online.
"The Government committed in the King’s Speech to banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children in England. This action will help raise the healthiest generation of children ever, providing them with a better and more prosperous future. It is a key part of the Government plan for change …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank all hon. Members who have contributed to the debate. It has been really well attended, with over 20 Back-Bench contributions. I also thank the Front-Bench spokespeople for their contributions. I will try to respond to all the …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I would like to inform the House of several updates from the Department of Health and Social Care over the summer recess.
Licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England
On 7 August the Government published our response to the 2023 consultation on the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England. …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"The 10-year health plan sets out how we are transforming our approach to preventing ill health through a set of ambitious measures that make the healthy choice the easy choice. Among those measures is our mandatory partnership with food businesses, through which we will make shopping baskets across the country …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"The Government are committed to addressing health inequalities experienced by people living with rare conditions such as sickle cell disorder. Pioneering research is a cross-cutting theme of the UK rare diseases framework, but we know that there are a small number of rare conditions with a large amount of research, …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"We are already delivering. As I have said, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is making its way through Parliament at the moment. We are tackling the obesity crisis through tackling junk food advertising to children. We are working on school food standards, and we are also bringing in rules around …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for her question and commend the work she has done on this issue and her wonderful contribution to the Westminster Hall debate that I responded to recently. It is a really important issue and something we are keen to explore further. The Secretary of State …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech
"There is nothing covert about the decisions on the Fleming Fund. It has been perfectly open and clear that the existing funding has been cut. Having said that, the work and partnerships that have been developed on AMR continue. The UK continues to be a global leader on this issue, …..." Ashley Dalton - View Speech