The letter, sent to the health minister Dr Daniel Poulter and the minister for agriculture and food David Heath says that the most ‘workable’ solution for early years settings, diaries, and dairy farmers would be to set a cap on the price paid for milk, but stressed it must accurately reflect the true costs of providing milk to children.
Capping the price that can be claimed for milk was one of three cost-cutting options proposed by the Department of Health (DoH) in its nursery milk consultation, which closed on 23 October. Other solutions to tackling the rising costs of the scheme across Britain include issuing e-vouchers to childcare providers and supplying and delivering milk under a central contract.
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