§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what contacts his Department has with the 195W National Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education; what is the committee's status in this respect; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Department is represented at every meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education, which was set up in 1979, following an initiative by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services in 1973 and a recommendation by the working party on nutrition education which reported in 1977. The NACNE was set up jointly by the British Nutrition Foundation and the Health Education Council with Government encouragement to strengthen the work of both these bodies and to act as a point of reference for the provision of simple and accurate information on nutrition. The NACNE membership includes DHSS and MAFF officials.