Fruit and Vegetables: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 25949 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase access to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables in deprived communities.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 28 Jan 2025
The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, as set out in our Child Health Action Plan. The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children unde...