§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Food in Schools programme announced by his Department on 30 December 2003 is linked to the Food in Schools programme announced by his Department in April 2001; and what the differences are between the programmes announced on those dates. [147928]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn 2001 the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills announced a joint venture on Food in Schools. My announcement on the 5 January 2004 was to publicise the eight new regional projects being piloted in each English region to encourage healthy eating among children throughout the school day which are the Department of Health's strand of the Food in Schools Programme.
The Department for Education and Skills strand of the Food in Schools Programme comprises eight curriculum focused projects which cover teacher training and professional development, as well as development of guidelines, resources and curriculum materials.