§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 13 November 2001,Official Report, column 682W, on nutrition (1)(a) how many and (b) which of the six key targets under the Better Hospital Food Programme by (i) region and (ii) health authority will have been fully delivered by the end of (A) December 2001, (B) February 2002 and (C) April 2002; [63043]
(2)(a) how many and (b) which of the key targets under the Better Hospital Food Programme were fully delivered by the end of (i) March and (ii) June 2002 in each (A) region and (B) health authority. [69022]
§ Mr. Lammy[holding answer 11 July 2002]Details of the numbers of hospitals meeting the key targets of the Better Hospital Food initiative by June 2002 are shown
Acute Hospitals—Better Hospital Food Implementation update June 2002 All Acute Hospitals (360) London Region (54) Mildlands Eastern Region (90) Northern (121) Southern (95) Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Ward Kitchen Services 256 71.5 38 70.4 65 72.2 85 70.2 68 71.6 Snack Box Services 210 58.7 32 59.3 44 48.9 71 58.7 63 66.3 Additional Snacks 183 51.1 31 57.4 37 41.1 59 48.8 56 58.9 Main Meal Evening 280 78.2 46 85.2 70 77.8 96 79.3 68 71.6 Leading Chef Dishes 142 40.0 21 38.9 22 24.4 52 43.0 47 49.5 The above table shows the number of hospitals meeting the key targets of the Better Hospital Food initiative by June 2002.