As the election looms, school meals have come under the spotlight.
TV chef Jamie Oliver's campaign for healthier meals has spurred Labour into action and the issue features prominently in the party's "mini-manifesto" for children, launched last week.
What's more, in the battle to win opinion poll ratings, the ground is shifting as each party seeks to prove its policies are more child-friendly than the others.
Education Secretary Ruth Kelly had said it was up to schools and local authorities to allocate more money for healthier school meals. But within a couple of days she was promising extra money to help schools raise the quality of dinners. More details will be announced in the next few weeks.
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