27 Nov 2015 --- The UK Parliament is to debate on the introduction of a sugary drinks duty on Monday 30th November. A briefing paper, detailing the proposal has been published by Sustain, one of the organisations that launched the petition that has led to the debate. Advocates think that a sugary tax of 20% on sugary soft drinks could be used to improve education for children on the obesity and healthy lifestyle, which is a major issue globally.