§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the reply by the Lord Warner on 5 May (Hansard, cols. 1204–10) on misleading food labelling, what decision the Department of Health has taken with regard to its funding of the Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust in pursuit of ministerial commitments urgently to aid and educate the public about obesity. [HL3117]
§ Lord WarnerThe Department of Health has supported the work of the Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) for two years (2001–02 to 2002–03) through the department's Section 64 grant scheme. A large number of applications covering ministerial commitments were received for funding from April 2004 which resulted in intense competition for limited funds. This has resulted in many applications being rejected, including those from TOAST.