A Bill to require the Secretary of State to set targets for sugar content in food and drinks; to provide that sugar content on food and drink labelling be represented in terms of the number of teaspoonfuls of sugar; to provide for standards of information provision in advertising of food and drinks; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
13 May 2016
This Bill would require the government to set targets for the amount of sugar in foods and drinks. It would require labels to show sugar content as the number of teaspoonfuls, and it would establish rules for how sugar information is presented in advertising of food and drinks.
The Bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it advances, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 21 October 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
