| Heading: |
Armed Forces: Food |
| Question ID: |
1798348 |
| UIN: |
48995 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4519 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James Cartlidge
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| Asking Member handle: |
jcartlidgemp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jcartlidgemp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the consultation entitled Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, published on 28 April 2025, whether his Department would be exempt from any potential changes to the Soft Drinks Industry L |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-08 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Operational Ration Packs contain flavoured drink powders and fortified flavoured drink powders. The Soft Drinks Industry Levy does not apply to drinks sold as a powder and these drinks will continue to be exempt from the levy. |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |