Written question asked by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 February 1998. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Monday, 9 February 1998 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department has hosted with non-Governmental bodies or individuals to discuss the setting of targets for levels of human sodium intake; and if he will comment on the result s of such meetings and list those who attended; and if he will publish the scientific advice presented to his Department showing the effect on health outcomes of introducing population consumption targets for sodium consumption. - Inc ref to "Nutritional Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease", (in Lib).

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