Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Andrew Lansley MP

Children's Food Campaign Sustain, 94 White Lion Street Children’s Food Campaign London N1 9PF www.childrensfoodcampaign.org.uk 020 7837 1228

To Labour: Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Jon Cruddas MP, Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP, Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP. Conservative: Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Andrew Lansley MP. Liberal Democrat: Rt Hon Menzies Campbell QC MP, Norman Lamb MP. Copy to: all MPs.

We, the undersigned, support the Television Advertising (Food) Bill introduced by Baroness Thornton. The The Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, has described the crisis in children and young people's diets Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 8 June. We hope you will join us at an event in as a health 'time bomb' which must be defused. Lord Krebs, the former Chair of the Food Standards the Moses Room in Parliament at 9.30am on this day to discuss your views on this important issue. Agency, has warned that for the first time in more than a century, life expectancy may fall - with the real prospect that children may live shorter lives than their parents. As a coalition of 51 organisations with expertise in health, consumer and children's issues - together with leading figures in the food sector - we urge you to support Baroness Thornton's Bill. If this Bill is passed, children and young people will be further protected from junk food advertising on television, providing potentially important benefits to their health. The Bill will improve children and young people's diet, health and well-being by: The International Obesity Taskforce has calculated that 220,000 children and young people become obese ending television advertising for high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) food and drink before 9pm; every year in the UK, and this number will grow unless we take rapid action. This Bill could make a restricting advertising of food 'ranges' containing HFSS items before 9pm; and significant difference to the health and wellbeing of our nation's children and young people, and we ask preventing the sponsorship of pre-watershed programmes by HFSS products. you to give it your full support.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Mike Rayner Raymond Blanc Sophie Grigson Antony Worrall Thompson Prue Leith Sara Jayne Stanes Ron Bailey Michelle Berriedale-Johnson Christopher Clouder Dr Beckie Lang Dr Mary Bousted Patti Rundall Susan Ringwood Chair Chef & Restaurateur Food Writer & Chef, Restaurateur, Restaurateur and Director Director Editor - Foods Matter Alliance for Children External Affairs Officer General Secretary Policy Director Chief Executive Officer, Beat Children’s Food Campaign Broadcaster Food Writer & Broadcaster Cookery Writer Academy of Culinary Arts ACT Allergy Alliance Association for the Study ATL Baby Milk Action - beating eating disorders. of Obesity

Maura Gillespie Dr Nigel Carter Dr Vivienne Nathanson Sarah Sleet Francine Bates Douglas Smallwood Professor Rod Griffiths CBE Jessica Mitchell Jack Winkler Tanya Kenny Vicki Hird Sally Bunday MBE Joe Harvey Head of Policy and Public Chief Executive Director of Professional Chief Executive Chief Executive Chief Executive President Director Director Co-ordinator Senior Campaigner Director, Hyperactive Caroline Walker Trust Affairs, British Heart British Dental Health Activities, British Medical Coeliac UK Contact a Family Diabetes UK Faculty of Public Health The Food Commission Food and Health Research Food Justice Campaign Friends of the Earth Children’s Support Group Health Education Trust Foundation Foundation Association

Sue Foreman Steve Nash Rob Brighton Andrew McCulloch Chris Keates Paul Ennals Ed Mayo Jane Landon Dr Colin Waine OBE Steve Sinnott Richard McKie Cathy Court Fay Mansell Assistant Director Director Trust Manager Chief Executive General Secretary Chief Executive Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Chair General Secretary Senior Development Director Chair, National Federation Hempsall Consultancies HUSH Land Heritage Mental Health Foundation NASUWT National Children's Bureau National Consumer Council National Heart Forum National Obesity Forum National Union of Teachers Officer for Health, Netmums of Women’s Institutes National Youth Agency

Andrew P Dougal Purnima Tanuku Andrew Simms Bill Hibberd Alison Gehring Peter Melchett Fiona Bird Christine Lewis Juliet Gellatley Dr Kate Allen Alison Chipperfield Dr Nich Pearson Richard Watts Chief Executive Chief Executive Policy Director Director Senior Policy Officer Policy Director Stirrin’ Stuff National Officer Director Director Specialist Dietitian Director Campaign Coordinator Northern Ireland Chest National Day Nursery nef (the new economics The Parent Organisation Ltd The Royal Society of Health Soil Association UNISON Viva! WCRF International Weight Concern Welsh Consumer Council Children's Food Campaign Heart and Stroke Association foundation)