Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 35467
Free School Meals
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Question
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the eligibility criteria for free school meals.
Answer
Stephen MorganUnder current programmes, 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils are registered to receive benefits-based free school meals (FSM). An additional 1.3 million are eligible for a free meal under universal infant free school meals. The government is committed to de...
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