Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote the benefits of school and nursery milk as part of their childhood obesity strategy.

As part of the Childhood Obesity Plan, the Government will publish and promote example menus for early years settings in England later this year. This will help settings to meet the latest Government dietary recommendations.

Where the school food standards apply, milk must be available during school hours and offered free to disadvantaged pupils, and free milk is also available to infants if served as part of their lunch.