Call to ban cakes and biscuits at school lunchtimes in England

Schools are allowed under the school food standards to give pupils desserts, cakes and biscuits as part of the lunch they receive. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Schools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because they contain so much sugar, food campaigners say.

They want ministers to overhaul the rules that guide schools on the nutritional content of the meals they serve to outlaw such sugary snacks.