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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 February 2026

Debate

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Contribution

Thirdly, on universal free school meals, the GLA has invested in children’s health through this intervention, and 84% of parents surveyed across the income spectrum said the availability of universal free school meals helped or significantly helped household finances. The GLA’s health inequality strategy has also led to the creation of the GLA Group Public Health Unit to tackle health inequalities in a systematic way. As Vicky Hobart, director of public health at the GLA Group, put it at the Institute for Government’s DevoLab event, the unit offers a

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