HC Deb 18 December 2003 vol 415 c1120W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the participants are being selected for the FACET; and what its projected total cost is. [144561]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The impact of fruit and vegetable consumption in the 66 primary care trusts (PCTs) running Five-a-Day community initiatives is being evaluated using the Five-a-Day Consumption Evaluation Tool (FACET). The participants are being selected randomly from the electoral register for the 66 PCTS and control areas matched for multiple deprivation index. The total cost of the evaluation is estimated to be £330,000.

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on the(a) logo development and (b) communications programme for the National Five-a-Day Programme. [144572]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Five-a-Day logo is part of a wider educational programme to provide clear and consistent information on the benefits of eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day. The cost to date of developing the Five-a-Day logo and related communications, including materials for use in primary care settings throughout the national health service, has been £549,000.