Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 18051

School Meals: Standards

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 3 August 2026

Question

Peter Dowd

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from children and young people on improving the healthiness of school food as part of the proposed updated School Food Standards.

Answer

Paul Waugh
The department knows that children and young people’s own experiences are key to shaping effective school food standards. To support this, the department has been engaging with children and young people to understand what they eat at school, what they enj...

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