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)
There will be a general debate on the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 17 June 2021. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee. The Members initiating the debate are Jeff Smith MP and Crispin Blunt MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on the value of Vitamin D as a defence against Covid-19 infection has been scheduled for Thursday 17 June 2021. The debate has been initiated by Jim Shannon MP.
House of Commons Library briefing on children and young people’s mental health policy
