Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 24015

Free School Meals

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 24 January 2025

Question

Mr Luke Charters

LabourYork Outer

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of auto-enrolment schemes for free school meals.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals (FSM). The department recognises the vital role played by FSM and encourages all eligible families to take up their entitlement. To make this as easy as possible the...

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