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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 12530 titled Diets: Religious Practice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current guidance on protecting patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026, to question 12530 titled Diets: Religious Practice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current guidance on protecting patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce guidance or requirements to ensure that patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are prominently flagged in medical records to ensure equitable treatment of vulnerable individuals in health and care settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce guidance or requirements to ensure that patients’ religious or philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are prominently flagged in medical records to ensure equitable treatment of vulnerable individuals in health and care settings.
There is no intention to introduce guidance or requirements in addition to the existing Regulation 14 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, or the Care Quality Commission guidance.
The regulation requires care providers to ensure the nutritional needs of service users are met, which includes meeting any reasonable requirements arising from the service user’s preferences or their religious or cultural background.
The guidance states that people's religious and cultural needs must be identified in their nutrition and hydration assessment, and that when a person has specific dietary requirements relating to moral or ethical beliefs, these must be fully considered and met.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to local NHS bodies and public health teams in Wolverhampton to improve prevention and treatment for people living with obesity and diet related long term conditions in areas of high deprivation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to local NHS bodies and public health teams in Wolverhampton to improve prevention and treatment for people living with obesity and diet related long term conditions in areas of high deprivation.
The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever, which includes taking decisive action on the obesity crisis.
Local authorities and National Health Service integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to support children, families, and others living with overweight and obesity, based on local decision making and priorities. In line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, these services should include nutritional support to improve diet, eating patterns and behaviours, and may include dietetic support where appropriate. This applies to services delivered through neighbourhood health models, including neighbourhood health centres, where these are part of local provision.
Core funding for local authorities’ public health responsibilities is provided through the ring-fenced Public Health Grant (PHG) which funds a range of preventative and treatment health services, including obesity programmes. The PHG allocation is weighted heavily towards deprivation. On average, the most deprived areas receive over twice the funding per capita as the least deprived. Wolverhampton’s consolidated PHG for 2026/27 is £28,621,803 (est. £28.6 million).
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients who need to follow medically prescribed diets and are experiencing food insecurity receive appropriate support; and whether he will commit to producing national guidance, developed in conjunction with registered...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients who need to follow medically prescribed diets and are experiencing food insecurity receive appropriate support; and whether he will commit to producing national guidance, developed in conjunction with registered...
The Department recognises that food insecurity can make it harder for people to follow medically prescribed diets and can worsen the risk of poor nutrition and malnutrition. Registered dietitians already play an important role in supporting affected patients through compassionate assessment of financial and practical barriers, adapting dietary advice to be realistic and affordable, and signposting to wider support such as local welfare assistance, community food provision and food banks where appropriate. The Department has also worked with the Money and Pensions Service and NHS England to support the workforce through resources and e-learning, including tools to help practitioners discuss money worries with patients and signpost them to relevant support. The Department recognises the value of registered dietetic professionals in this area and will continue to work with partners to support practical approaches that help patients follow medically prescribed diets.
Support is available to help reduce costs for patients who are prescribed foods or supplements. Patients may be eligible for exemption from National Health Service prescription charges. Those who do not qualify for an exemption can seek help under the NHS Low Income Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce requirements to ensure that patients’ religious and philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are recorded in health and care records to ensure accessibility to care providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce requirements to ensure that patients’ religious and philosophical dietary preferences, including vegetarian and vegan diets, are recorded in health and care records to ensure accessibility to care providers.
Regulation 14 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 requires care providers to ensure the nutritional and hydration needs of service users are met, which includes meeting any reasonable requirements arising from the service user’s preferences or their religious or cultural background.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) guidance states that people's religious and cultural needs must be identified in their nutrition and hydration assessment. When a person has specific dietary requirements relating to moral or ethical beliefs, such as vegetarianism, these requirements must be fully considered and met.
Providers must be able to demonstrate to the CQC that they meet this regulation.
My Hon Friend, the Minister for Early Education (Olivia Bailey) has made the following statement:
I have asked my department to consult on proposed changes to the School Food Standards in England.
A good meal or a nutritious breakfast can set a child up for the day - helping them to concentrate,...
My Hon Friend, the Minister for Early Education (Olivia Bailey) has made the following statement:
I have asked my department to consult on proposed changes to the School Food Standards in England.
A good meal or a nutritious breakfast can set a child up for the day - helping them to concentrate,...
I have asked my department to consult on proposed changes to the School Food Standards in England.
A good meal or a nutritious breakfast can set a child up for the day - helping them to concentrate, learn, and thrive. Working alongside the Office for Health Improvements and Disparities and as...
I have asked my department to consult on proposed changes to the School Food Standards in England.
A good meal or a nutritious breakfast can set a child up for the day - helping them to concentrate, learn, and thrive. Working alongside the Office for Health Improvements and Disparities and as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how access to fresh food is being incorporated into the NHS Long Term Plan’s approach to tackling preventable diseases linked to diet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how access to fresh food is being incorporated into the NHS Long Term Plan’s approach to tackling preventable diseases linked to diet.
The Government’s Eatwell Guide advises that people should eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt. This includes at least five portions of a variety of fruits and vegetables every day. Fresh, frozen, tinned, and dried fruit and vegetables all count. The Eatwell Guide indicates that many foods classified as ‘ultra processed’ such as crisps, biscuits, cakes, confectionery, and ice cream are not part of a healthy, balanced diet.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), alongside other Government departments, are funding research on a number of food system trials through the SALIENT programme. The programme prioritises interventions and partners that have the largest reach and the greatest potential to narrow health inequalities, both geographic and socio-economic. These trials include research on food and vegetable pricing in supermarkets and evaluating the effect of food pantries on food insecurity. DEFRA’s 2024 report on food insecurity also considered inequalities in access to a healthy, sustainable diet.
DHSC is working closely with DEFRA to develop their cross-Government Food Strategy, which aims to improve affordability and access to healthier food, to help both adults and children live longer, healthier lives. We are committed to making the healthier choice the easier choice.
Earlier this year, the Government committed to reviewing the School Food Standards to reflect the most recent Government dietary recommendations. Free school meals will also be extended to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026, including in rural areas. Our free breakfast clubs started with 750 early adopter schools in April 2025, and we have just announced the next wave of 500 schools, with 40% of pupils on free school meals to benefit from the programme from April 2026. The aim of these programmes is to ensure children receive nutritious meals at school and to remove barriers to opportunity.
Our Healthy Food Schemes, which comprises of Healthy Start, the School Fruit and Veg Scheme, and the Nursery Milk Scheme, provides support for those who need it the most to eat a healthy, balanced diet. Healthy Start provides funding to pregnant women, babies, and young children under four years old from very low-income households to support a healthier diet. In April 2026, the value of weekly payments will increase by 10%.
DHSC is working at pace to develop proposals set out in our 10-Year Health Plan commitments, to introduce mandatory healthier sales reporting for large food businesses and then set new targets to increase the healthiness of sales.
We will work closely with business to implement these commitments, and plan to conduct extensive engagement with industry and wider stakeholders throughout policy development. To assist us in the development of the mandatory reporting we will commence our formal engagement with businesses shortly. This will involve a series of workshops with a cross-sector industry working group.
Motion that this House has considered obesity and fatty liver disease. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered obesity and fatty liver disease. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered obesity and fatty liver disease.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford, alongside my parliamentary colleagues who have kindly come along this morning to debate and highlight the public health emergency that is obesity and fatty liver disease.
The vast...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered obesity and fatty liver disease.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford, alongside my parliamentary colleagues who have kindly come along this morning to debate and highlight the public health emergency that is obesity and fatty liver disease.
The vast...
I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She is outlining very clearly the importance of the issue. It is vital that people are aware of it. Does she agree that if we do not deal with the issue, the NHS waiting lists over the coming years will be...
I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She is outlining very clearly the importance of the issue. It is vital that people are aware of it. Does she agree that if we do not deal with the issue, the NHS waiting lists over the coming years will be...
I thank the hon. Member for making that excellent point. He is absolutely right. The issues of the NHS waiting lists are pertinent and stark. Reducing them will mean that we have to get the left shift right as well as invest in acute services.
Our policies have failed the population...
I thank the hon. Member for making that excellent point. He is absolutely right. The issues of the NHS waiting lists are pertinent and stark. Reducing them will mean that we have to get the left shift right as well as invest in acute services.
Our policies have failed the population...
I thank the hon. Member for bringing this very important subject to Westminster Hall. She is absolutely right. Fatty liver disease is the fastest rising cause of liver cancer death in the UK and highlights the risk of developing a less survivable cancer for people living with obesity. Does the...
I thank the hon. Member for bringing this very important subject to Westminster Hall. She is absolutely right. Fatty liver disease is the fastest rising cause of liver cancer death in the UK and highlights the risk of developing a less survivable cancer for people living with obesity. Does the...
I thank the hon. Member for his excellent intervention. I absolutely agree that the national cancer strategy is essential. We must make sure that liver cancer is integrated into it, and that diagnosis and treatment are a key part of it and are funded across the country, to make sure...
I thank the hon. Member for his excellent intervention. I absolutely agree that the national cancer strategy is essential. We must make sure that liver cancer is integrated into it, and that diagnosis and treatment are a key part of it and are funded across the country, to make sure...
I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on an excellent and really important debate. May I take her back to what she was saying about the food industry, wider population prevention measures and what this means for school meals and for our poorer communities, who are reliant on food supporters, such...
I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on an excellent and really important debate. May I take her back to what she was saying about the food industry, wider population prevention measures and what this means for school meals and for our poorer communities, who are reliant on food supporters, such...
I thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. She is absolutely right. With her public health expertise, she highlights the very real problems that lead to fatty liver disease: our broken food system, the issue with access to good, nutritious food for children in school, and the need to...
I thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. She is absolutely right. With her public health expertise, she highlights the very real problems that lead to fatty liver disease: our broken food system, the issue with access to good, nutritious food for children in school, and the need to...
I thank my hon. Friend for raising this debate. We are calling obesity the enemy, but the liver does not count in pounds or kilograms. The real culprit is not body weight; it is metabolic dysfunction, as she points out—insulin resistance, poor diet, genetic risk and so forth. Lean people...
I thank my hon. Friend for raising this debate. We are calling obesity the enemy, but the liver does not count in pounds or kilograms. The real culprit is not body weight; it is metabolic dysfunction, as she points out—insulin resistance, poor diet, genetic risk and so forth. Lean people...