§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Department's policy is on encouraging the provision of hot school meals. [158494]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggIn guidance "Healthy School Lunches", produced to assist caterers to implement the requirements of the nutritional standards regulations, the Secretary of State strongly recommends that some hot food should be available. However, he does not have powers to require a school to provide hot food. The guidance can be viewed on our website: www.dfes.gov.uk/schoollunches.