Sugar: Import Duties

(asked on 15th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health impacts of tariff suspensions on high-sugar food items.


Answered by
James Frith Portrait
James Frith
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 12th October 2026

No such assessment has been made. However, tackling obesity remains a priority for the Government, as set out in our 10-Year Health Plan.

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