Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of children who regularly eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day in Huddersfield constituency.
No specific estimate has been made as the information requested is not collected centrally. The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) provides information on dietary intakes and nutritional status for children and adults in the United Kingdom by age group. The latest NDNS data, from 2016 to 2019, shows that 12% of children aged 11-18 years old consume five or more portions of fruit and vegetables per day.