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Jersey deputy calls for increased food funding amid rising cost of living
Overview
Jersey politician Deputy Louise Doublet has criticised the government's decision to end a trial of free fruit in primary schools, arguing that cost-of-living pressures were not adequately considered. While the education minister ended the scheme due to food wastage and low consumption levels, Deputy Doublet advocates for greater investment in healthy, locally grown food to support families.
Key points
- Deputy Louise Doublet stated that ending the free fruit trial in primary schools was difficult for families facing rising living costs.
- The education minister cancelled the pilot scheme because insufficient children were eating the fruit, leading to high levels of wastage.
- Fresh fruit is set to be included instead within a broader school food programme providing hot meals.
- Deputy Doublet has called for increased investment in healthy, locally grown food to help parents with household expenses.