I am happy to comment on a couple of things. First, the provision is designed slightly differently from the Mexican initiative and others around the world. It is deliberately a producer levy, to drive reformulation of product. Secondly, to recap what I said in my opening speech, it is not happening in isolation. I entirely agree that it would not be enough in isolation, but it sits alongside a very ambitious body of work, not least in relation to reformulation across a range of different food groups, particularly those focused on children’s diets, on which Public Health England will lead over the next few years, working closely with manufacturers.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jane Ellison
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 April 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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