Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce sugar intake by the public.

We are working with industry to cut sugar and calories across a range of products, including fast food and fizzy drinks. We are also the first country in Europe to recommend simple voluntary front of pack labelling, which will help people to know how much sugar they are consuming. Businesses who have adopted front of pack labelling account for two-thirds of the packaged foods market.

Public Health England (PHE) is leading the way on helping people cut calories from sugar and other foods through the Change4Life campaign. PHE is also undertaking a review of the evidence on sugar in the diet and will make recommendations next spring.