To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will specify nutrition standards for meals supplied to patients and service users by (a) nursing homes, (b) residential homes, (c) hospitals and (d) meals on wheels and lunch clubs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will specify nutrition standards for meals supplied to patients and service users by (a) nursing homes, (b) residential homes, (c) hospitals and (d) meals on wheels and lunch clubs.

(2) which health and social care workers have responsibility for identifying and implementing action to combat malnutrition in people over the age of 65 (a) in primary care, (b) in care homes, (c) who are hospital in-patients and (d) who are hospital out-patients; and what action she is taking to...

(2) which health and social care workers have responsibility for identifying and implementing action to combat malnutrition in people over the age of 65 (a) in primary care, (b) in care homes, (c) who are hospital in-patients and (d) who are hospital out-patients; and what action she is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what responsibility (a) GPs, (b) district nurses and (c) care workers have in (i) monitoring older patients for malnutrition and (ii) introducing measures to combat malnutrition;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what responsibility (a) GPs, (b) district nurses and (c) care workers have in (i) monitoring older patients for malnutrition and (ii) introducing measures to combat malnutrition;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to introduce a minimum standard for food and nutrition for all nursing and residential homes for the elderly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to introduce a minimum standard for food and nutrition for all nursing and residential homes for the elderly.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2005, ref 18939, concerning nutrition in care homes, what issues were discussed with the nutritional advisory group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2005, ref 18939, concerning nutrition in care homes, what issues were discussed with the nutritional advisory group.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department has commissioned into the nutrition of older people (a) in care homes, (b) receiving domiciliary care, (c) in an acute hospital ward and (d) in intermediate care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department has commissioned into the nutrition of older people (a) in care homes, (b) receiving domiciliary care, (c) in an acute hospital ward and (d) in intermediate care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of expertise and training is required of Commission for Social Care Inspection inspectors on the management of nutrition and dietary care for older people in care homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of expertise and training is required of Commission for Social Care Inspection inspectors on the management of nutrition and dietary care for older people in care homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of overall funding to improve eating habits in 2005–06 is allocated to improving children's diets; and how much she plans to allocate to (a) improving eating habits and (b) improving children's diets in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of overall funding to improve eating habits in 2005–06 is allocated to improving children's diets; and how much she plans to allocate to (a) improving eating habits and (b) improving children's diets in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the nutritional quality of food in care homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the nutritional quality of food in care homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requirements in respect of knowledge of nutrition and malnutrition are placed on registrants by each health and social care regulatory body.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requirements in respect of knowledge of nutrition and malnutrition are placed on registrants by each health and social care regulatory body.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice and guidance her Department has issued on core education and training in respect of nutrition and malnutrition for (a) health and social care professionals and (b) health and social care workers involved in putting the new Unified Assessment procedures into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice and guidance her Department has issued on core education and training in respect of nutrition and malnutrition for (a) health and social care professionals and (b) health and social care workers involved in putting the new Unified Assessment procedures into...