Food and Weight Management

Health and Social Care Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 17 Jul 2025 Parliament page
The Committee is holding an inquiry into food and weight management, including treatments for obesity. In 2022, 64% of adults in England were either overweight or living with obesity. In its 10-year health plan, the Government pledged to “launch a moonshot to end the obesity epidemic”. The Committee’s inquiry will … Read more
8 Oral sessions
15 Letters
8 Events
Activity timeline 31 events
3 Jun
2026
Oral evidence
3 Jun
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
19 May
2026
Oral evidence
19 May
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
28 Apr
2026
Correspondence
25 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
25 Mar
2026
Correspondence
25 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
25 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
3 Jun 2026
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Oral Evidence
Dr Clare Hambling · NHS England Natasha Burgon · Department of Health and Social Care Prof Aidan Fowler · NHS England Sharon Hodgeson MP · Department for Health and Social Care
19 May 2026
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Colette Marshall · Diabetes UK Dimitri Pournaras · British Obesity and Metabolic Specialist Society (BOMSS) Dr Neil O'Brien · North East and North Cumbria ICB Professor Roy Taylor · DiRECT Study
25 Mar 2026
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Andy Morling · Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Claire Nevinson · Boots UK Dr Kieran Seyan · Pharmacy2U Dr Simon Doyle · Coalition of Responsible Digital Health John Spoors · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Neha Ramaiya · General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
25 Feb 2026
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Oral Evidence
Dr Claudia Coelho · The Association for the Study of Obesity Dr Emily Pegg · Lilly UK Dr Kath McCullough · Royal College of Physicians Dr Munro Stewart · Royal College of General Practitioners Professor Susan Jebb · Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford
28 Jan 2026
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Beth Fowler · Asda Liz Fox · aldi Nilani Sritharan · Sainsbury’s Oonagh Turnbull · Tesco
3 Dec 2025
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Jim Cathcart · UKHospitality Kate Halliwell · Food and Drink Federation
5 Nov 2025
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Dr Kawther Hashem · Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University London Katharine Jenner · Obesity Health Alliance Lauren Bowes Byatt · Nesta Michael Baber · Health Action Research Group Nika Pajda · Bite Back Professor Christina Vogel · Centre for Food Policy, City St George's, University of London Professor Chris van Tulleken · University College London
15 Oct 2025
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Oral Evidence
Alice · Bite Back Alice Wiseman · Association of Directors of Public Health Anna Taylor · Food Foundation Corin Bell · Alexandra Rose Charity Evette · Food Foundation Helen Gollins · Greater Manchester Public Health Network Jayda · Bite Back
Correspondence 15 letters
28 Apr 2026 Correspondence from the MHRA- Follow up from 25 March session
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25 Mar 2026 Correspondence from Sainsbury’s- Follow up from 28 Jan session
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11 Mar 2026 Correspondence from Tesco- Follow up on 28 Jan session
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11 Mar 2026 Correspondence from Aldi- Follow up on 28 Jan session
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11 Mar 2026 Correspondence form Asda- Follow up on 28 Jan session
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25 Feb 2026 Correspondence from the Food and Drink Federation- follow up from 3 December session
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4 Feb 2026 Correspondence from Domino's - Right to Reply
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4 Feb 2026 Correspondence from the Minister of State for Health - UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018
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28 Jan 2026 Correspondence from Advertising Standards Authority- Update on weight loss prescription only medicines
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21 Jan 2026 Correspondence from UK Hospitality- Follow up from 3 Dec session
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17 Dec 2025 Correspondence from the Advertising Standards Authority- Tackling misleading health information in advertising
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26 Nov 2025 Correspondence from KFC re Right to reply following 15 Oct session
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19 Nov 2025 Correspondence from Asda re Food and Weight Management Inquiry
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12 Nov 2025 Correspondence from Global re right to reply following 8 October evidence session
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15 Oct 2025 Correspondence from Minister Dalton re Food and drink advertising regulations
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