§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the figures for wine consumption in table 4.14 of "National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Children aged 11/2 to 41/2 years." [23258]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe survey shows that a small number of children, less than 1 per cent. of those surveyed, consumed small quantities of wine during the four days for which the dietary record was kept. The mean daily intake was 4.3 g—less than 1 teaspoon—and the maximum daily intake was 14.4g—about 1 tablespoon. Although it is unlikely that the health of these children will be damaged by these small amounts of wine, we will be including advice to avoid giving alcohol to young children in a future "Food Sense" booklet aimed at providing advice on healthy feeding to parents of pre-school children.