News • Children's Food Campaign
MPs briefing on a sugary drinks duty
Sustain have produced a briefing ahead of the Westminster Hall debate on Monday 30 November to help inform MPs of the impact a sugary drinks duty could have on people's health.
The briefing created by the Children's Food Campaign draws upon all the latest evidence from around the world, including the recent report from Public Health England on sugar. It covers the economic and health costs of not taking action, some of the key supporters of a sugary drinks tax, and how this tax fits with a wider list of measures that should be included in the government's forthcoming childhood obesity strategy.
The MP's debate in Westminster Hall follows the petition on the issue launched by Sustain and Jamie Oliver, which received 150,000 signatures.
Published Thursday 26 November 2015
Children's Food Campaign: Better food and food teaching for children in schools, and protection of children from junk food marketing are the aims of Sustain's high-profile Children's Food Campaign. We also want clear food labelling that can be understood by everyone, including children.
