Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with officials from other Departments on the availability and price of fresh fruit and vegetables in UK shops to support its healthy eating policies.

There are ongoing discussions between officials in the Department of Health and Social Care and other Government departments on improving the nation’s health and wellbeing, including improving diets. These include formal monthly and quarterly meetings as part of the governance of the childhood obesity programme.