National Healthy Schools Standard

HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 c766W

Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of schools have adopted the National Healthy Schools Standard. [84046]

Ms Blears

Over half of the 25,600 schools in England are involved in the national healthy schools programme and over 8,000 are working towards achievement of the full standard.

All schools have received information about the national programme and there are 105 local education and health partnerships recruiting and supporting schools to achieve the standard.