Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58539
Free School Meals: Health
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Darren Paffey
Labour — Southampton Itchen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take with the Department for Education to monitor the potential impact of the (a) expansion of free school meal eligibility and (b) changes to School Food Standar
Answer
Ashley DaltonFree school meals offer a critical nutritional safety net to those children who require it most. Expanding the eligibility criteria to all families in receipt of universal credit will provide 500,000 more children with access to a nutritious lunchtime mea...
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