Progress of the proposed Assembly Measure on healthy eating in schools.

The proposed legislation will place a duty on schools and local education authorities to promote healthy eating in schools in Wales. Governing bodies will also be required to include healthy eating in their annual report, and Ministers will have to report annually on progress on nutrition in schools and on the improving standards. The Measure will also impose a duty on schools and local education authorities to encourage the take up of school meals generally and to ensure that the highest percentage possible of those eligible for free school meals do eat them.

Progress

• 26/06/07 Selected in ballot
• 19/09/07 Assembly grants leave to introduce proposed Measure
• 18/01/08 Consultation opened
• 29/02/08 Consultation closed
• 14/03/08 Proposed Measure introduced
• 30/04/08 Committee established
• 06/10/08 Committee report laid
• 15/10/08 Assembly agreed general principles of the proposed Measure
• 16/10/08 'Stage 2' consideration began. Legislation Committee No.1 met on 10/06/09 to consider amendments to the proposed Measure.
• 'Stage 3' consideration began. Amendments to the proposed Measure to be considered in Plenary on 08/07/09.

Further information is available on the National Assembly for Wales website.