This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 16 January 2018 from 9.30-11am on the effect of junk food advertising on obesity in children. The subject for the debate has been selected by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Maggie Throup MP.
Commons Library debate pack - the effect of junk food advertising on obesity in children (345 KB , PDF)
There are controls on advertising for high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) foods in both broadcast and non-broadcast media in the UK.
A Commons Library briefing paper, Advertising to children, provides more general information on advertising and children.
Please note that this briefing focuses narrowly on issues around the advertising of HFSS products. It does not consider other wider factors and Government policies that may impact on childhood obesity rates.
Commons Library debate pack - the effect of junk food advertising on obesity in children (345 KB , PDF)
Between February and June 2022, multiple vaccine-like-type-2 poliovirus isolates were collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. This briefing paper sets out information about polio disease and the response of the UK Government and the UK Health Security Agency.
The cost of an NHS prescription, who is entitled to free prescriptions and how to get help with prescription costs.
Summarises data on animal experiments in Great Britain, including species used, creation and breeding of genetically-altered animals, severity of procedures, and university experiments.
