MARK LANCASTER MP CELEBRATES FREE MILK IN SCHOOLS

News Release

25th October 2013

Mark Lancaster, MP for Milton Keynes North, acted as milk monitor for the day at Emberton School to celebrate free milk in schools.

The visit follows on from World School Milk Day, which is recognised and honoured each year by 30 different countries all over the world on the last Wednesday in September.

Organised by the country’s leading school milk supplier Cool Milk, which also funds World School Milk Day in the UK, Mark’s visit was aimed at encouraging children to drink milk and teaching them about the nutritional benefits it provides.

“World School Milk Day is an excellent way to raise awareness amongst children and parents of the benefits milk offers our bodies, and in particular our bones, as we grow,” explained Mark.

“I am delighted to have been able to visit Emberton School, where the children are given milk at school, and hope this continues for a long time yet.”

In the UK, an estimated 1.5 million children under the age of five receive free milk every day, while pupils aged five to eleven receive subsidised milk.

Delivered fresh to the classroom, the milk is enjoyed as a group, promoting social development and independence. Milk is vital for building healthy bones and teeth and improves a child’s concentration, memory and creativity.

For more information about World School Milk Day, please visit www.worldschoolmilkday.com

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Notes to Editor:

• Cool Milk is the UK’s leading school milk supplier, working in partnership with local authorities and early years groups to supply free and subsidised school milk to children in pre-schools, nurseries, and primary schools across the UK.

• The 1944 Education Act introduced a free milk clause which gave a free glass (1/3 pint) of milk to all school children in the United Kingdom under the age of 18. Today, under the Welfare Food Scheme run by the Department of Health, under-fives are still eligible for free school milk. Milk is also subsidised for school children aged five to 11 by the European Union under the European school milk scheme.

• It is recognised that there are a wide range of health benefits from drinking milk.

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