Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 80211

School Meals: Yeovil

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of (a) trends in the level and (b) the potential impact of school meal debt on families in Yeovil constituency.

Answer

Olivia Bailey
To help break down barriers to opportunity and tackle child poverty, the government will be extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. This will lift 100,000 children across Englan...

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