Soft Drinks: Taxation

(asked on 19th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that under the comprehensive spending review at least the same level of revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is allocated to (a) the continuation of the healthy pupils capital fund and (b) other schemes for the improvement of children’s health.


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Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 26th February 2019

Budget 2016 announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. The department will receive £575 million during the current Spending Review period. Funding for 2020-21 onwards will be considered at the next Spending Review.

£100 million of revenue generated from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is being used for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund. This one-year fund for 2018-19 is intended to improve children’s and young people’s physical and mental health by enhancing access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions. These facilities include kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms, playgrounds and sports facilities. There are no plans for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund to continue beyond 2018-19.

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