Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 119172

Pupils: Food Poverty

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the findings of Magic Breakfast’s recent report entitled Root Causes of Child Morning Hunger.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department appreciates the publication of the report and look forward to giving it our full consideration. We agree that a healthy breakfast at the start of the school day sets children up ready to learn. This is why the department is committed to del...

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