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What is her proposed timeline for the publication and implementation of the revised school food standards.
We are revising the School Food Standards and engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history.Further details on timelines for the publication and the implementation of these revisions will be available in due course.
If she will take steps to encourage schools to buy food from local food cooperatives through the updated school food standards.
The National Procurement Policy Statement, published in February, underscores the government's commitment to increasing the procurement of food that meets higher environmental standards and upholding ethical sourcing practises across public sector contracts. The department believes our high-quality British producers are well-placed to meet this. It is important that schools have flexibility in how they procure.