Quarterly meeting with the Department of Health and Social Care

In addition to its broader programme of activity, the APPG Officers also met quarterly with officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). These regular meetings provided an important opportunity for open dialogue between parliamentarians and policymakers, helping to ensure that the APPG’s work remained aligned with the Government’s evolving priorities on obesity. The quarterly engagement with DHSC strengthened the APPG’s role as a constructive partner in shaping policy, allowed for the timely sharing of insights from the roundtable series and other stakeholder activity, and supported a continuous feedback loop between evidence gathering and government response. This ongoing relationship has proved valuable in maintaining the APPG’s relevance and influence within the policy landscape.