Food: Regulation and Guidance

Debate on Thursday, 7 October 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Whitty. The answering member was Earl Howe.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the role of regulation and guidance in the food chain and of food standards in improving nutritional outcomes for adults and children. Motion withdrawn.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

721 c263-98

Session

2010-12

Department

Department of Health

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Proceeding contributions

Earl Howe | 721 c296-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the whole matter of trans fats is under review. I expect that we will be in a position to ...

Lord Giddens | 721 c296 (Link to this contribution) In the light of what the noble Earl has said, will the Government consider completely banning trans ...

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Earl Howe | 721 c291-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for calling this debate on food standards and the rol...

Lord Whitty | 721 c297-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome much of what the Minister has just said and I welcome very much the contribution...

Lord Giddens | 721 c277 (Link to this contribution) You cannot confuse the risk to a single individual with generic risk. That is like people saying, ““...

Earl of Erroll | 721 c277 (Link to this contribution) Well, I keep being told that I am bound to die if I eat too much chocolate and that I am a chocoholi...

Lord Giddens | 721 c281 (Link to this contribution) Was the noble Earl suggesting earlier that the more people who die young, the more costs are saved b...

Earl of Erroll | 721 c277-81 (Link to this contribution) That almost proves the point. We are all different, and I do not like to live in a world where the G...

Lord Rea | 721 c281-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for giving us a little light relief in a debate on rather a serious...

Earl of Erroll | 721 c281 (Link to this contribution) I do not suggest that for society—not at all. I am saying that we should not go overboard in saying ...

Lord Ramsbotham | 721 c287-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for giving me the opportunity to speak ...

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 721 c284-7 (Link to this contribution) First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for giving us the opportunity, which we rarely have in t...

Baroness Thornton | 721 c288-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Whitty on obtaining this important debate and I congra...

Lord Patel | 721 c277 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is not necessarily so.

Earl of Erroll | 721 c276-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join this debate to say a few words. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, who had a deep...

Lord Giddens | 721 c273-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me join the queue to congratulate my noble friend Lord Whitty on initiating this debat...

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 721 c270-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am also most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for having secured this debate, pa...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 721 c269-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this debate and congratulate my noble friend on having made it available for us ...

Lord Patel | 721 c267-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, for securing this timely debate. I was encouraged to ...

Lord Whitty | 721 c263-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I must declare an interest. I am for a few weeks longer the chair of Consumer Focus...

Lord Whitty | 721 c263 (Link to this contribution) Moved By To call attention to the role of regulation and guidance in the food chain and of food st...

Subjects

Children

Advertising

Departmental responsibilities

Food

Labelling

Health education

Fats

Food Standards Agency

Nutrition

Obesity

Standards

Regulation

Salt

Department of Health

Link

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