Current status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 29 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to encourage more people to eat healthily.
Our strategicframework for healthy eating sets out our plan to increase demand for healthierchoices, supported by action to supply that demand with improved access to healthierfood.
Our strategiesbegin from the earliest stages with parenting support and encouragement for breastfeeding,we have consulted on nutritional guidance in early years settings, we have set nutritionalstandards for school meals, and have announced that we will consult on a HealthPromotion and Nutrition in Schools Bill during this parliamentary year.
Beyond schools,we are developing nutritional standards in hospitals, care homes and prisons. Weare targeting workplaces through the Scotland’s Health at Work scheme, which results in healthier food choices in canteens,tuck shops and vending. We have made advice available to any member of the publicwho wants it through the Healthyliving campaign website, and advice line and weare working through the Scottish Community Diet Project and our neighbourhood shopsinitiative to support communities to improve access to and take up of a healthydiet.