Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Roy Beggs (Ulster Unionist Party), on Tuesday, 1 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 159 members in total.

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JAMIE'S SCHOOL DINNERS

That this House congratulates Jamie Oliver on his groundbreaking Channel 4 series, Jamie's School Dinners, and his Feed Me Better campaign; notes the worrying increase of child obesity across the United Kingdom and the negative effects that a poorly balanced diet has on pupils' concentration, behaviour and social skills; is appalled that the average 35 to 45 pence per meal available to schools is a quarter of what is available in Her Majesty's prisons; welcomes the Government's introduction of tougher minimum standards allowing less sugar, fat and salt in school meals but calls on it to ban processed foods from school meals altogether and to encourage schools to adopt the Feed Me Better Manifesto for Change; and further calls on the Government to focus on implementing a healthy diet-exercise balance in all our schools.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

809 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Channel Four Television Nutrition School meals Oliver, Jamie

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk