The Public Health Commission was established in 2008 following a request by Andrew Lansley to review a Responsibility Deal to improve public health. Dave Lewis, Chairman, Unilever UK & Ireland, agreed to head up an independent Commission and on 22nd October 2008, its first meeting took place. The Commission itself comprised 14 members with a range of expertise and backgrounds and held 7 meetings between October 2008 and May 2009. The Report, which can be read as a PDF document, in full, below, is the culmination of its work.

Responsibility Deal (click to view PDF)
Terms of Reference (click to view PDF)

01/ Objective of the Public Health Commission

To outline a practical and achievable Responsibility Deal between business and Government which, when implemented, will produce a measurable improvement in public health, based on a clear understanding of consumer wants and needs.

02/ Members

Commission

Chairman:
Dave Lewis Chairman, Unilever UK & Ireland

Members:
Jeremy Beadles  Chief Executive, The Wine and Spirit Trade Association
Baroness Peta Buscombe  CEO, Advertising Association (until April 2009)
Professor Judith Buttriss  Director General, British Nutrition Foundation
Professor Simon Capewell  Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Liverpool
Professor David Coggon  Professor of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Southampton
Paul Kelly  Corporate Affairs Director, Asda
Mark Leverton  Director Alcohol Policy & Industry Issues, Diageo plc
Michael Livingston  Director, Heart UK
Helen McCallum  Director of Policy & Communications, Which?
Lucy Neville-Rolfe CMG  Executive Director Corporate & Legal Affairs, Tesco plc
Dr. Nick Sheron  Head of Clinical Hepatology, University of Southampton
Douglas Smallwood  Chief Executive, Diabetes UK
Fred Turok  Chairman, Fitness Industry Association

03/ The Report

We’re all in this together (click to view PDF)