Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what programmes were allocated funding from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in 2018-2019.

In 2018-19 the following programmes were allocated money through funds collected from the levy:

• The PE and Sport Premium;
• The Healthy Pupils Capital Fund;
• Breakfast Clubs in over 1700 Schools
• The Essential Life Skills (ELS) programme
• Activities to support Mental Health/Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHCE)

The funding from the Soft Drink Industry Levy has meant the following increases in allocations in recent years:

• In September 2017 DfE doubled the primary school PE and sport premium from £160 million per year to £320 million per year to help schools support healthier, more active lifestyles. This funding will enable primary schools to make further improvements to the quality and breadth of PE and sport they offer

• The Levy has provided up to £26 million funding to expand breakfast clubs in up to 1,700 schools

The Devolved Administrations receive money from the levy through the Barnett formula. We do not hold information on the programmes they choose to support.