Jamie Oliver has criticised local authorities for the fact that only 5,000 out of the 125,000 dinner ladies had been trained in healthier eating. Oliver said that it was a "bloody disgrace" that more attention had not been given to these those serving food to children in schools.
Speaking in front of a select committee group of MPs, Oliver also said that more support needed to be given to the School Food Trust. He praised their work, but said that "as they are a government quango they can't always tell the truth. They can't be as outspoken as I can be".
However, Oliver added that there were flaws in the government's plans to teach primary school children to cook. He demanded that the government invest £6.5 billion over the next ten years into the overall meals and teaching provision.
Oliver also called for someone to direct policy for the coming decade. "Why isn't there a minister of food?" he asked the panel. "Why isn't there someone from the private sector all over this like a rash?" he asked. "Why haven't we got one person driving this for the next ten years?"
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