Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 110653

Food: Education

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Terry Jermy

LabourSouth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to help tackle inequalities in access to healthy, minimally processed food through education.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The national curriculum aims to teach children how to cook and how to apply the principles of healthy eating and nutrition. In response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review, the department has set out that we will enhance the identity of food education...

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