Fixing Our Broken Food System episode 3: The Debate

In this third episode on Fixing Our Broken Food System, hear from committee chair Baroness Walmsley and members of the Lords as they press government on the committee’s report.

Baroness Walmsley shares highlights from the recent House of Lords debate on the Food, Diet and Obesity Committee’s report. In the debate, members raised topics including the sugar tax, junk food, HFSS, ultra-processed foods, school meals, the impact on the NHS and the economy, and more.

Listen now to find out more about the government’s response to the committee’s report and what members are calling on the government to do next.

Find out more about the series https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-of-lords-podcast/

Find out more about the Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/698/food-diet-and-obesity-committee/

Presenter: Baroness Walmsley

Members featured (in order of appearance):

Baroness Walmsley

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

Baroness Brown of Silvertown

Baroness Goudie

Baroness Suttie

Baroness Browning

Baroness Freeman of Steventon

Baroness Boycott

Lord Bethell

Baroness Merron

Lord Krebs

Music: Universfield on Pixabay

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