Mentions:
1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) That marketing is also found in poorer areas, where there is often a lack of availability of fresh fruit - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Sarah Dyke (LD - Somerton and Frome) waste, as it would encourage consumers to buy what they need, rather than big, pre-packaged bags of fruit - Speech Link
Apr. 24 2024
Source Page: LS24 9JR, Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/BN1429IC/V008Found: Ethanol Production BAT Conclusions for Fish and Shellfish Processing BAT 27 BAT Conclusions for Fruit
Written Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: NHS leadership, performance and patient safetyFound: These attempts have so far not borne fruit, as the structures in general dental practice are not conducive
Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: A flexible Grid for the futureFound: Those are what I would call the low-hanging fruit, but ultimately, as confidence builds and as people
Mentions:
1: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) but effects my academic progress on a physical level as I am often hungry and unable to afford fresh fruit - Speech Link
Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children are not hungry at school.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The department provides a range of support designed to ensure that children in schools are provided with healthy and nutritious meals throughout the school day.
The department is investing up to £35 million in the National School Breakfast Programme until the end of July 2025. This funding is supporting up to 2,700 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families are being offered free nutritious breakfasts at school to better support their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to learn.
In addition to this, the department spends over £1 billion a year on free school meals, including £600 million for Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM). Under the benefits-based criteria, two million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for free meals. Close to 1.3 million additional infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the UIFSM policy in 2014. In total, over one third of pupils are in receipt of this crucial support, which is up from one in six in 2010.
Furthermore, the department provides over 2.2 million children in reception and Key Stage 1 with a portion of fresh fruit or vegetables each day at school through the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.
The department supports the provision of nutritious food in schools through ‘The Requirements for School Food Regulations’ (2014), which require schools to provide children with healthy food and drink options and to make sure that children get the energy and nutrition they need across the school day.
Found: healthy, balanced diet, The Eatwell Guide recommends that we: • eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit
Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024
Inquiry: UK-EU data adequacyFound: explain that, when we are regulating across the whole economy, we are trading off different kinds of fruit
Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024
Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agricultureFound: traded off in the negotiations or, as some suggest, sold down the river because of the low-hanging fruit