Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the School Food Plan.

The government encourages students to have a healthy, balanced diet and adopt healthy life choices through the provision of school funding, legislation and guidance.

The School Food Plan (July 2013), has helped to bring about improvements in the provision of school food. We have since launched the new school food standards in January 2015 and they have been widely welcomed by schools. The standards severely restrict foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar, as well as low quality reformed or reconstituted foods. They ban crisps, confectionery and high-sugar drinks. The standards apply to all food and drink provided to pupils in schools.