Early Day Motion·EDM 2998

VENDING MACHINE CONTENTS IN SCHOOLS

24 April 201212 Signatures

Motion Text

That this House is concerned that many academies have vending machines selling sugary drinks, chocolate, sweets and crisps; notes that obesity is a growing problem among young people, with31 per cent now classified as overweight; welcomes Jamie Oliver's call for academies to stop profiting from the sale of unhealthy snacks; and calls on the Government to allow academies to sell only healthy snacks as fruit, nuts and water.