Sugar Reduction Programme: Bread Debate
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Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
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Sugar Reduction Programme: Bread
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Excerpts(2 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Kamall (Con)
Next time I will bring a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary. Volume price will come in in October 2023 and advertising in 2024. We did that in full consultation with industry, and it is welcome when industry asks for deadlines and is able to meet them early.
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate (Non-Afl)
My Lords, if the Minister is right that the Government are not backtracking but delaying, perhaps he could persuade the supermarkets that, instead of reducing the price of foods that are bad for you, they should reduce the price of good foods such as fruit and vegetables.
Lord Kamall (Con)
That is a very sensible suggestion. Across government, and with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, we are trying to work with both the food-supply industry and retailers to look at how we can pull customers towards healthier products and work with companies to reduce sugar, salt and other bad things in terms of food reformulation to make sure that we have a healthier population in the longer term.