The School Holiday Enrichment Programme

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 9 January 2019.

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Photo of Jenny Rathbone Jenny Rathbone Labour 2:04, 9 January 2019

I'm delighted about the extra money for food and fun and also the hope that all local authorities will take part in this important holiday scheme. I just wondered if you can have a look at the 'Appetite for Life' guidelines to ensure that what children are offered in school is what—you know, is being effective at ensuring that children are eating healthily in school. This is so important in the context of children consuming twice the sugar intake that they should be consuming—we've seen evidence of that earlier. So, the 'Appetite for Life' guidelines need to be adhered to in the spirit and the letter of the guidelines and I have some concerns that that is not happening.