Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 29913
Free School Meals: Pre-school Education
Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 17 February 2025
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending free school meal provision to include children enrolled in maintained nursery schools.
Answer
Stephen MorganUnder current programmes, 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils are registered to receive benefits-based free school meals (FSM). This includes pupils attending a local authority maintained, academy or free school nursery who are entitled to FSM, as long as th...
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