Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104662

School Meals: Standards

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to introduce monitoring arrangements to assess compliance with the updated school food standards once they are in force.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
The department aims to revise the School Food Standards and is engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history. School governors and trustees have a statutory duty to ensure compliance,...

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