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Baroness Walmsley (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 October 2025

Debate

Plant-based Diet

Contribution

My Lords, I chaired your Lordships’ inquiry into food, diet and obesity. We recommended that the school food standards, which are 10 years old, should be updated in the light of the latest dietary advice. The Department for Education agreed to that, and this is under way. Can the Minister tell us when the updated standards will be published? Can he say how many food industry representatives are on the advisory committee, and how many farmers? Will the new standards mandate a more plant-rich menu for schools? How will they be funded, monitored and enforced?

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