Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 80288

School Meals: Gluten-free Foods

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her department holds on the number of pupils in England requiring gluten free meal provision in schools.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department does not hold data on requirements for gluten-free meal provision in schools. The government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards. Headteachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to mak...

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