Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 43762
Free School Meals: Costs
Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the average cost to a school of providing a meal to a child eligible for Universal Infant Free School Meals.
Answer
Stephen MorganAll pupils in reception, year 1 and year 2 in England’s state-funded schools are entitled to universal infant free school meals. The department spends approximately £600 million per year ensuring that around 1.3 million infant pupils receive a nutritious ...
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