According to the South London Press, it's "more than ?7 million... over the next three years". The report in last Friday's paper also suggests that the provision of meals is not necessarily good for the health of pupils: "SCHOOL dinners in a borough which has the highest level of childhood obesity in the UK are insipid and could inspire kids to eat junk food, research has claimed. Dinners provided to thousands of children in Southwark ? where a almost one-third of primary kids are overweight ? are flavourless and do not resemble meals described on menus, a study had found. The report by Southwark?s education and children?s services scrutiny subcommittee ? which is looking at how to tackle the issue of childhood obesity in the borough ? makes alarming reading for parents and guardians. Committee chairman Liberal Democrat Councillor David Hubber said: ?Concern has been expressed that lunches provided are often prepared hours earlier. ?The food is often insipid-tasting and children choose the tastier bits, which may not always be the healthiest parts of the meal. ?Moreover, sometimes the food at delivery point has little resemblance to that described on the menu...""