Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the white paper entitled Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, and the policy paper entitled Government food strategy, published on 13 June 2022, whether her Department has taken recent steps to require schools to report on their food provision.

In February 2022, the Levelling Up White Paper outlined several actions the Department is taking to strengthen adherence with the School Food Standards, including piloting work with the Foods Standards Agency, spending up to £200,000 in a pilot Governor Training Scheme and encouraging schools to publish a school food policy on their school websites.

The Department will promote accountability and transparency of school food arrangements by encouraging schools to develop and publish a policy that sets out their whole school approach to food.