SUGAR IN FOOD AND DRINKS (LABELLING AND ADVERTISING)

Early day motion 530, tabled 19 November 2014 by Geraint Davies (Labour). Signed by 45 members.

That this House notes that one in four people in Britain is obese, with two-thirds of the population overweight, and the growth of NHS costs associated with obesity and diabetes; further notes the link between added sugar in processed foods and drinks and obesity; further notes that the maximum amount of added sugar the World Health Organisation recommends per day is six teaspoonfuls for women and nine for men, and that the promotion of high sugar products is often as low fat products; and calls on the Government to support moves to express added sugar in teaspoonfuls on product packaging and to restrict the advertising of high sugar products as low fat products.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 6, DUP 3, Conservative 2, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Green 1, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.