§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list his Department's projects aimed at promoting healthy eating, indicating the cost of each project to his Department. [26302]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAs foreshadowed in "Scotland's Health—A Challenge To Us All", the policy statement issued in 1992, a number of experimental projects have been mounted in selected urban partnership areas to explore ways of encouraging healthy eating. These are as listed with the respective costs of each:
Area Cost £ Wester Hailes, Edinburgh 37,580 Castlemilk, Glasgow 42,000 Ferguslie Park, Paisley 11,095 Whitfield, Dundee 9,000 Assistance totalling £11,200 has also been made available to the Barri Grubb good food project in Pilton, Edinburgh, while the following projects have received funding under the urban programme:
Area Cost Govan Healthy Eating Project, Glasgow 268,680 Castlemilk Foodstore Project, Glasgow 162,000 The promotion of healthy eating is among the priority topics for the Health Education Board for Scotland and, in 1994–95, the board spent some £347,000 on initiatives in this area.
In addition to these specific activities, the Scottish Diet Action group, led by my noble and learned Friend, the Minister of State, is engaged in the preparation of an action plan for delivering the dietary targets announced by my right hon. Friend in November 1994.