Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the soft drinks industry levy has been spent on since that levy was introduced.
The 2016 Budget announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. The funding has been allocated to a number of programmes to support pupil health and wellbeing which include:
Doubling funding for the primary physical education and Sport Premium to £320 million a year from 2017.
Providing £100 million in 2018/19 for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund.