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Baroness Byford
asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to take up the recent European Union offer of matched funding to raise the quality of fruit and vegetables on school menus. [HL4191]

The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker)
At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 12 June, it was agreed to defer a decision on the introduction of an EU school fruit scheme pending a Commission impact assessment of the benefits, practicability and administrative costs involved.