Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the potential merits of fully implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes after the UK leaves the EU.
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 2007 implements European Commission Directive 2006/141/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae, which gives effect to the principles and aims of the 1981 World Health Organization Code on the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes dealing with marketing, information and responsibilities of health authorities. There are no plans to review this legislation after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.