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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147850 on Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, what need was identified (a) through horizon scanning and (b) at the request of government for each nutritional risk assessment carried out...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147850 on Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, what need was identified (a) through horizon scanning and (b) at the request of government for each nutritional risk assessment carried out...
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) undertakes risk assessment activities in response to emerging evidence and/or views from other expert bodies; requests from the sponsoring departments; and/or horizon scanning. SACN last undertook horizon scanning at their meeting on 19 June 2018; the draft minutes of this meeting will be published on the SACN website by the end of July 2018.
Nutritional needs identified by SACN over the last five years are numerous and are included in individual reports and position statements published on the SACN website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition#reports
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147851, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) malnutrition and (b) nutrition intake in the general population as set out in the National...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2018 to Question 147851, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) malnutrition and (b) nutrition intake in the general population as set out in the National...
There are no current plans to request advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on how malnutrition in the general population can be tackled.
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) collects information on diet and nutrient intakes and nutritional status but does not assess the prevalence of malnutrition in the population. Malnutrition is a complex, multifactorial condition which develops over a period of time, and for which there is no single agreed medical definition. NDNS assesses an individual’s diet and nutritional status at a single point in time and cannot assess other factors associated with malnutrition such as weight loss, or malabsorption of nutrients due to disease. It is therefore not possible to classify individuals as malnourished solely from the data collected in NDNS.
Data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey collected between 2008 and 2016 shows that nutrient intakes have changed relatively little over this period with the exception of free sugars and salt.
Mean intakes of free sugars for adults (19-64 years) and children (4-10 and 11-18 years) were significantly lower in 2014/16 than in 2008/10 though remained more than double the recommended maximum in all age groups. Mean salt intake in adults, assessed through urinary sodium surveys, was 11% lower in 2014 than in 2006 but also remained above the recommended maximum. Mean intakes of fibre in children were significantly lower in 2014/16 than in 2008/10 and were below the recommendation. There were no consistent trends in intakes of total or saturated fat, total carbohydrate, or for vitamins or minerals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what factors the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition takes into account when determining whether to revise its advice on any aspect of nutritional supplementation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what factors the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition takes into account when determining whether to revise its advice on any aspect of nutritional supplementation.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) undertakes a risk assessment to determine whether to revise its advice either because of a need identified through horizon scanning or at the request of government. The SACN undertakes all risk assessment in line with its framework for the evaluation of evidence. The SACN’s risk assessments take account of evidence on intake and need in relation to health outcomes considered to be of key public health concern.
The SACN undertakes nutritional risk assessment on a case by case basis in relation to need – this is usually either because of a need identified through horizon scanning or at the request of government. The SACN has no plans to develop specific additional advice on supplement use.
The SACN has made supplementation recommendations in relation to vitamin D and folic acid. Which are available at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-vitamin-d-and-health-report
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/folic-acid-updated-sacn-recommendations
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the recommendations the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has issued in respect of nutritional supplements by (a) nutritional supplement, (b) when the recommendation was last reviewed in each case and (c) what triggered the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list all the recommendations the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has issued in respect of nutritional supplements by (a) nutritional supplement, (b) when the recommendation was last reviewed in each case and (c) what triggered the...
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) undertakes a risk assessment to determine whether to revise its advice either because of a need identified through horizon scanning or at the request of government. The SACN undertakes all risk assessment in line with its framework for the evaluation of evidence. The SACN’s risk assessments take account of evidence on intake and need in relation to health outcomes considered to be of key public health concern.
The SACN undertakes nutritional risk assessment on a case by case basis in relation to need – this is usually either because of a need identified through horizon scanning or at the request of government. The SACN has no plans to develop specific additional advice on supplement use.
The SACN has made supplementation recommendations in relation to vitamin D and folic acid. Which are available at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-vitamin-d-and-health-report
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/folic-acid-updated-sacn-recommendations
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has to develop additional advice on the use of food supplements by nutrient.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has to develop additional advice on the use of food supplements by nutrient.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) undertakes a risk assessment to determine whether to revise its advice either because of a need identified through horizon scanning or at the request of government. The SACN undertakes all risk assessment in line with its framework for the evaluation of evidence. The SACN’s risk assessments take account of evidence on intake and need in relation to health outcomes considered to be of key public health concern.
The SACN undertakes nutritional risk assessment on a case by case basis in relation to need – this is usually either because of a need identified through horizon scanning or at the request of government. The SACN has no plans to develop specific additional advice on supplement use.
The SACN has made supplementation recommendations in relation to vitamin D and folic acid. Which are available at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-vitamin-d-and-health-report
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/folic-acid-updated-sacn-recommendations
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of programmes in England providing free meals and activities for children during school holidays; what funding his Department has provided for such programmes in each of the last three years; and what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of programmes in England providing free meals and activities for children during school holidays; what funding his Department has provided for such programmes in each of the last three years; and what steps his...
The department has not made any assessment of the number of school holiday programmes there are in England. Schools are not required to provide food for children during the school holidays. Therefore, my department does not provide funding for school holiday programmes.
We are currently considering the School Holidays (Meals and Activities) Bill, which considers this issue, and will be responding in due course.
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school meals
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on school meals
That this House notes the most recent research showing that childhood obesity threatens the health and academic attainment of young people throughout the United Kingdom, with major long-term cost implications in the National Health Service, illness-related welfare benefits and local authority services; acknowledges that the problem of childhood obesity extends beyond those on the lowest household income levels as defined by entitlement to means-tested benefits; believes that a more nutritious diet for schoolchildren has a central role in combating this public health problem; applauds Hull City Council's three-year pilot scheme, combining increased investment in healthier school food ingredients with the abolition of charges for primary school meals; observes that the resulting increase in the take-up of school meals from 36 per cent. to 64 per cent. indicates that universal free school meals is a particularly effective means of extending healthy eating to children in the areas of greatest deprivation; recognises Hull's `Eat Well, Do Well' scheme to be a nationally significant example of the local innovation encouraged in the Education and Inspections Act 2006; regrets that Hull City Council's new minority administration has expressed opposition to the free primary school meals scheme and has announced the reintroduction of schools meals charging for those not claiming means-tested benefits, without waiting to consider the final results in 2007 of their pilot scheme; fears that this action would reverse Hull's progress in increasing the take-up of healthy school meals; and joins the Child Poverty Action Group in urging Hull councillors to reconsider this decision.
That this House notes the most recent research showing that childhood obesity threatens the health and academic attainment of young people throughout the United Kingdom, with major long-term cost implications in the National Health Service, illness-related welfare benefits and local authority services; acknowledges that the problem of childhood obesity extends...