JAMIE'S SCHOOL DINNERS

Early day motion 809, tabled 1 March 2005 by Roy Beggs (UUP). Signed by 159 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 90, Liberal Democrat 31, Conservative 13, Labour/Co-operative 8, DUP 6, UUP 5, Plaid Cymru 4, Scottish National Party 2.