by Whitehouse Communications | 11 Mar 2021 | Brexit, European Union, Food & Drink, Health, Nutrition, Welfare
This week, from 8th to 14th March, the World is marking Salt Awareness Week. This is a time for the public, private and third sectors to come together and raise awareness of the need to reduce salt consumption in a bid to improve people’s health. With obesity...
by Whitehouse Communications | 5 Feb 2021 | Civil liberties, Health, PR and Media Relations, Whitehouse News
We all have the opportunity to tell government what we think about existing regulation of tobacco products through a new consultation launched by the Department of Health and Social Care [DHSC]. Britain no longer has to comply with the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive...
by Chris Rogers | 29 Sep 2017 | Health, Nutrition, Sport
Obesity levels in Europe have soared in recent years, which is why tackling this issue has become one the EU’s main public health priorities. At this year’s European Week of Sport (EWoS) opening event in Tartu, Estonia, the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety,...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Mar 2017 | Economy, Health
Dial the clock back a year and it was George Osborne rather than Philip Hammond at the despatch box setting out the Budget. And back in those pre-Brexit days, the then-Chancellor and noted rabbit out of a hat enthusiast was also in the front pages over tax. In Mr...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Dec 2016 | Economy, Education & Children's Services, Energy, European Union, Health, Nutrition, Politics, Transport, Whitehouse News
Christmas might be fast approaching, bringing a year of incredible political change and upheaval closer to an end. But there’s little doubt that come the first week of January, ministers will be returning to bulging inboxes. What will the policy priorities for...
