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Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee is appointed to consider the role of foods, such as ‘ultra-processed foods’, and foods high in fat, salt and sugar, in a healthy diet and tackling obesity.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Report - Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken food system
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee's special inquiry report
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Correspondence

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Letter from Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, dated 25 November 2024
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
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Oral evidence transcripts

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9 May 2024
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
Witnesses Food Standards Agency
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9 May 2024
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
Witnesses Preet Kaur Gill
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7 May 2024
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
Witnesses Andrea Leadsom (Minister for Public Health at Department of Health and Social Care), Department of Health and Social Care, and Natasha Burgon (Director for Health Improvement at Department of Health and Social Care)
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Written evidence

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Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP (Minister for Public Health at Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)) (FDO0150)
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
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The Bread and Butter Thing (FDO0049)
Inquiry Food, Diet and Obesity
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Dr Amanda M Hughes (Research Fellow at MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol), Professor Laura Howe (Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics at MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol), and Dr Helen Bould (Consultant Senior Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol) (FDO0022)
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Declarations of interest
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The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee published its report on 24 October 2024. The Committee ceased to exist upon publication of the report. If you would like further information on the work of the House of Lords or its committees please contact the House of Lords Enquiry Service by email at hlinfo@parliament.uk or by phone on 0800 223 0855 (freephone) or 020 7219 3107.