Speeches by Coleman.

“Simply to understand the guidance. Beth?”

“Thank you. What about your position at Aldi?”

“Did you make a case to the Government to exempt brand advertising?”

“Would you do a top-up if it was a voucher?”

“When did that run?”

“We still have a cost of living crisis. We have an affordability crisis.”

“What did you offer?”

“If it came back as a voucher-based scheme, would you still offer the £1 top-up?”

“Can I ask the others? What is your relationship to Healthy Start? Do you take the vouchers? Do you offer top-ups? Would you offer top-ups if it was a paper-based voucher? Take Tesco, for example.”

“Sainsbury’s has said that if it goes paper-based, it will do a £2 top-up, and you have said, “Dunno.” What about you, Beth?”

“Forgive me—I am terribly sorry, but I asked a specific question. I understand the debit card point, because it has been made twice now. If it moved to a paper-based scheme, would you offer a top-up?”

“Take Asda first. If you advertise particular food and drink products, does it increase their consumption?”

“I am talking about Healthy Start, and how you would support that if it was easier to do and not electronic.”

“Perhaps it is one for the nutritionists, because it is a general question.”

“It is a hypothetical question—that is exactly what it is. If it came back as a paper—”

“So what would that mean? How could it be better? How could you do more and contribute more towards it if the scheme was reformulated—to use a popular word?”

“If it came back as a voucher-based scheme, you would offer the £1 top-up.”

“Thank you all for coming. I would like to focus a little more on the affordability of healthy food. The Government have the Healthy Start scheme to support pregnant women and low-income families with small children. At one point, Sainsbury’s offered a £2 extra top-up to that scheme; have you stopped doing that?”

“Because?”

“I get that, but you have your Finest range, and it is the “finest”. If we look at your RAG rating, it is red for fat, saturates and salt. It is even worse with your basic rating, as it is high in fat, saturates and salt, and it is medium in sugars. Can somebody explain to me why we need palm oil and so much salt in pro…”