Food in Schools Programme (Hansard, 6 January 2004)

HC Deb 06 January 2004 vol 416 c291W 291W

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost to public funds of the Food in Schools Programme has been. [144562]

§ Mr. Stephen Twigg
Food in Schools is a joint Department for Education and Skills (DfES)/Department of Health (DH) programme. Funding for the DIES strand of Food in Schools (April 2001—March 2004) is £545,000, while the DH strand has been allocated £2 million (April 2001—February 2005). Food in Schools aims to bring together all food related activities in schools, including training for teachers, and to help them work towards the National Healthy Schools Standard.