Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase wholegrain consumption in England.

There is no agreed definition for the term wholegrain. ‘Wholegrain’ is generally used to describe products which contain a higher fibre content. The Government’s dietary advice, as depicted by the Eatwell Guide, is that we should choose wholegrain or higher fibre versions of starchy carbohydrates wherever possible.