Unpacking The Evidence
Unpacking The Evidence
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Get an in-depth insight into the work of a House of Lords inquiry. In this podcast, we look at fixing our broken food system with Baroness Walmsley. She chaired the recent House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee. Over the next few episodes, Baroness Walmsley will share some of the insights the committee heard from the experts they invited in and why this matters. House of Lords committees are small groups of members from across parties that meet away from the chamber. They investigate public policy, proposed laws and government activity. Committees are appointed to consider specific policy areas and, once they have picked a topic to examine, will hear from experts and members of the public on the subject. Afterwards, the committee will make recommendations to the government, who must respond. Find out more about the House of Lords Committee on Food, Diet and Obesity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores themes centered around public health, food policy, and diet-related issues. Specific episode topics include the alarming rise in obesity rates and its impact on health, as highlighted in the first episode, and the necessity for comprehensive food strategy reforms as discussed in the second episode. The show aims to inform listeners about the detrimental effects of unhealthy diets and the responsibility of the food industry.
Get an in-depth insight into the work of a House of Lords inquiry. In this podcast, we look at fixing our broken food system with Baroness Walmsley. She chaired the recent House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee. Over the next few episodes, Baroness Walmsley will share some of the insights the committee heard from the experts they invited in and why this matters.
House of Lords committees are small groups of members from across parties that meet away from the chamber. They investigate public policy, proposed laws and government activity. Committees are appointed to consider specific policy areas and, once they have picked a topic to examine, will hear from experts and members of the public on the subject. Afterwards, the committee will make recommendations to the government, who must respond.
Find out more about the House of Lords Committee on Food, Diet and Obesity.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this third episode on Fixing Our Broken Food System, hear from committee chair Baroness Walmsley and members of the Lords as they press government on the committee’s report.
Baroness Walmsley shares highlights from the recent House of Lords debate on the Food, Diet and Obesity Committee’s report. In the debate, members raised topics including the sugar tax, junk food, HFSS, ultra-processed foods, school meals, the impact on the NHS and the economy, and more.
Listen now to find out more about the government’s response to the committee’s report and what members are calling on the government to do next.
Find out more about the series https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/house-of-lords-podcast/
Find out more about the Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/698/food-diet-and-obesity-committee/
Presenter: Baroness Walmsley
Members featured (in order of appearance):
Baroness Walmsley
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Baroness Goudie
Baroness Suttie
Baroness Browning
Baroness Freeman of Steventon
Baroness Boycott
Lord Bethell
Baroness Merron
Lord Krebs
Music: Universfield on Pixabay
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