§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which organisations and individuals have received funding from her Department in the last year to develop breast feeding initiatives; and what amounts were given.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, the Breastfeeding Promotion Group of the National Childbirth Trust, and La Leche League received funding, through section 64 grant aid, in 1993–94 in support of breast-feeding initiatives. The amounts given were, respectively, £12,500; £41,500 and £16,000.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her Department's strategic plan in terms of breast feeding, weaning and infant nutrition.
§ Mr. SackvilleOur strategic plan is to continue to protect and promote breast feeding as the best way of feeding a baby and to ensure that up-to-date expert advice on breast feeding, weaning and infant nutrition, founded on the most reliable evidence and data is made available to health care professionals and the public.