Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-03-08-Speech-2-216-500"
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"en.20160308.16.2-216-500"2
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"I voted against this scheme, ultimately because it is my belief that promoting healthy eating is something which should be done at the national level, not by the EU. As a passionate advocate of healthy eating and living for young people, schemes to promote these ends are much more financially effective if delivered by national, regional and local governments. Whilst the UK does not currently participate in the EU School Fruit Scheme, it does promote healthy eating in school-age children through its own national initiatives which provide more fruit than the EU schemes offer. The scheme itself also has serious issues, with an average yearly underspend of €10 million. It is my view that it would therefore be financially imprudent to support a budget increase of €20 million when the existing budget is not adequately spent. I note that the EU’s Court of Auditors has repeatedly criticised this scheme for its inefficiency and poor value, and the new scheme is unlikely to deliver better."@en1
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