Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 25949

Fruit and Vegetables: Disadvantaged

Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Ben Coleman

LabourChelsea and Fulham

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

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...

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