Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will support food growing schemes in schools.

It is important that children eat nutritious food at school and the department encourages schools to have a whole school approach to healthy eating.

Having a school garden or setting up a gardening club are some of the ways schools can achieve this approach. This is a decision for schools to make, dependent upon local circumstances. The department recognises a lot of schools find ways to collaborate between headteachers, school cooks, children, teachers, governors and parents to make this happen.

All education settings are welcome to register as participants in the National Education Nature Park. This initiative inspires children and young people to learn about and connect with nature, spend time outdoors and develop valuable green skills.