The demands follow comments made last week by the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, who insisted the government could not force people to make healthy choices and promised to free businesses from public health regulations.

这些要求是在卫生部长安德鲁·兰斯利上周发言之后提出的。兰斯利在发言中坚特认为政府不能强迫人们作出健康选择，他承诺会把各企业从公共卫生规范中解放出来。