HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 cc386-7W
Mr. Shersby

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has concerning the school campaign for reaction against meat; if the advice given to schoolchildren not to eat meat has been considered by his Department in relation to any advice he may give concerning the diet of schoolchildren; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Currie

I understand that this is a Vegetarian Society campaign aimed at schoolchildren, but I am awaiting details from the society. The Department's medical advisers make no specific recommendation that schoolchildren should or should not eat meat. However, they advise that meat is an important source of many nutrients and that people who choose not to eat meat should take particular care that their diet compensates for any resultant imbalance.