27 May 2026 Food Active attend launch of new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dietary Health
On 20th May, Food Active attended the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dietary Health at Portcullis House, attended by over 30 MPs and Peers, including Minister for Public Health and Prevention, Sharon Hodgson MP.
Co‑chaired by Marie Goldman MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, and Jim Dickson MP, Labour MP for Dartford, this new cross-party forum brings together MPs, Peers, charities, campaigners and academics to inform and strengthen parliamentary debate on policies to improve dietary health.
The APPG will focus on the health impacts of the commercial food system and population-level interventions that can effectively and equitably prevent dietary‑related illness. With the Government’s ‘moonshot to end the obesity epidemic’ set out in the NHS 10 Year Plan last year, the APPG has a clear and timely agenda. Its initial focus will be on supporting the delivery of these commitments and ensuring they translate into meaningful action to improve health outcomes.
It was pleasure to speak with a number of MPs and Peers about our frameworks to support whole systems working to create and support healthier weight environments, including the Healthy Weight Declaration and School’s Pledge for a Healthy & Active Future. Conversations touched on how MPs can champion the frameworks in their constituencies, the cost of living, school food standards, breakfast clubs, junk food marketing legislation and opportunities to improve local environments through the Pride and Place award.
The Obesity Health Alliance will be providing the Secretariat for this new APPG. The APPG, and the Secretariat, will receive no funding from any for-profit entity to protect the work of this Group from commercial interference, and the APPG will not directly meet with any for-profit entities.
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