Angela Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Smith on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which private sector companies (a) provided financial resources, (b) submitted evidence and (c) provided any in-kind support during the development of the new Eatwell Guide.

Jane Ellison

No private sector companies provided financial resources or in-kind support during the development of the Eatwell Guide.

An external reference group was convened to provide advice to Public Health England (PHE) on the approaches to developing the model. Representatives from health, voluntary sector and industry (including trade and levy organisations), were members and provided routes of engagement.

Outside of reference group involvement, 25 individuals/organisations provided unofficial written comments directly to PHE; two of which were private sector companies.