The Government fully considered Henry Dimbleby’s independent review when developing the Food Strategy, taking on board several of its recommendations. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is delivering an ambitious programme of work to create a healthier environment to help children and adults achieve and maintain a healthy weight. New regulations on out of home calorie labelling for food sold in large businesses including restaurants, cafes and takeaways came into force in April 20221. Regulations restricting the location of less healthy products in key selling locations in 1 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calorie-labelling-in-the-out-of-home-sector store and online came into force in October 20222. We are also working with the food industry to make further progress on voluntary reformulation and ensure it is easier for the public to make healthier choices. Following the launch of the Food Data Transparency Partnership as part of the Government Food Strategy, we continue to engage regularly with industry, investors and civil society, working closely with experts from across the food system to develop recommendations for a mutually agreed set of health metrics for large food and drink companies that support companies to voluntarily report in a consistent way. On 14 August we published our Major Conditions Strategy: case for change and our strategic framework3. This strategy is intended to tackle the key drivers of ill-health in England, reduce pressure on the NHS and reduce ill-health related labour market inactivity. This includes tackling the principal lifestyle drivers of ill health, such as diet and obesity, and the strategic framework includes a commitment to continue to work with industry on reformulation to reduce sugar, salt and calories in key everyday food and drink. Our intention is to publish the Major Conditions Strategy in early 2024. We know that healthy weight has a significant impact on people’s physical health, and obesity is a major driver of ill health. However, creating healthy lives is not just a matter for Government. It also means empowering and enabling people to manage their own health and engage in healthy behaviours across their lives. We will set out more detail as to how we are empowering people in the Major Conditions Strategy.