§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much his Department spent to promote healthy eating among children aged under 16 years in each of the last five years. [165024]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggWe have allocated over £5 million a year to local education authorities to promote healthy schools including healthy eating and they are free to supplement these allocations from other budgets supported by revenue support grant.
§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of links between a healthy diet and(a) educational attainment and (b) behaviour in schools. [165028]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggThe Department for Education and Skills has made no assessment of the links between a healthy diet, and education attainment and behaviour, in schools. This Department works closely with the Food Standards Agency (FSA), who provide information to the public and Government on food safety, nutrition and diet. We have a formal agreement with FSA that requires them to inform us, without delay of any information on food safety, nutrition and diet that requires us to take action.
Percentage of 18 year olds accepted for entry to HE through UCAS Percentage Year of entry LEA 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Barking 10.2 9.8 9.4 10.3 11.4 13.6 Barnet 32.1 30.5 28.7 30.1 31.9 32.3 Bexley 17.3 18.8 15.9 18.1 18.3 20.3 Brent 26.5 25.6 28.4 29.2 30.7 34.2 Bromley 27.0 27.5 27.4 28.7 31.3 33.0