Oral Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 26 March 2024Answered: 18 April 2024
Asked by
Debbie Abrahams
Labour — Oldham East and Saddleworth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Stephen Morgan)
Our Government are driving an agenda to break down barriers to opportunity and reduce child poverty. Around £1.5 billion is spent annually on free lunches for over 3 million pupils. This includes all children from reception through to year 2, and we have committed to introducing free breakfast clubs in state-funded primary schools. As with all programmes, we will keep our approach under continued review.