Question reference: S5W-36031
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to remove sugared drinks from school meals.
Answer
Drinks with added sugar will no longer be permitted in schools as from 8 April 2021, the date on which The Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 will come into effect.
Drinks permitted in primary schools will be plain, still or sparkling water; plain lower-fat milk; plain lower-fat, calcium-enriched milk alternatives; and no added sugar, lower-fat milk drinks and drinking yogurts. These drinks will also be permitted in secondary schools, however secondary schools will also be permitted to serve tea, coffee and sugar-free soft drinks (excluding high caffeine - 150 mg per litre).