In June 2012, the then minister for public health said the government was not scared of the food industry and had not ruled out legislation, because of the costs of obesity to the NHS.
The lawmakers and the courts continue to permit employers to offer employee health insurance plans that cover all known human medical disabilities except those relating to pregnancy and childbirth.
He introduced legislation in 1964 and 1965 that led to spending on education, health, welfare and job programmes on a scale that has not been repeated since.