Free School Meals 2023-01-16
2023-01-16
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The MP notes that each month, 4 million children experience food insecurity and go to bed hungry. She references her own Bill to guarantee a hot, healthy meal daily for every child in England.
Each month, 4 million children experience food insecurity, go to bed hungry and set off to school on an empty stomach. To tackle this injustice, my free school meals for all Bill would guarantee that every child in England had a hot, healthy meal each day. My Bill is due to get its Second Reading on Friday. Will the Minister back my Bill?
The Government have extended free school meals to more groups of children than any Government over the past century, including Labour Governments. This includes an extension to 85,000 students in further education colleges and a scheme for 1.25 million children in infant schools.
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The Minister did not address whether he would support the Bill or not.
Extending Free School Meals To More Groups Of Children Than Any Government Over The Past Century
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Q2
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The MP notes that each month, 4 million children experience food insecurity and go to bed hungry. She references her own Bill to guarantee a hot, healthy meal daily for every child in England.
Each month, 4 million children experience food insecurity, go to bed hungry and set off to school on an empty stomach. To tackle this injustice, my free school meals for all Bill would guarantee that every child in England had a hot, healthy meal each day. My Bill is due to get its Second Reading on Friday. Will the Minister back my Bill, or does he believe that protecting tax breaks for elite private schools is more important than feeding hungry children?
The Government have extended free school meals to more groups of children than any Government over the past century, including Labour Governments. This includes an extension to 85,000 students in further education colleges and a scheme for 1.25 million children in infant schools.
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The Minister did not address whether he would support the Bill or not.
Extending Free School Meals To More Groups Of Children Than Any Government Over The Past Century
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The Levelling Up Secretary suggested in October that extending free school meals would be a highly effective intervention. The Scottish Government have committed to universal free school meals for primary children.
The Levelling Up Secretary said in October that extending free school meal provision would be the most timely, effective and targeted of all public health interventions that this Government could make. The Scottish Government have already committed to universal free school meals for primary children. Does the Minister agree with his colleague? If not, what targeted interventions would he make to tackle child hunger?
We are spending £1.6 billion a year on free school meals for children. We want to make sure that this funding is targeted at the most needy, which we are doing by increasing the number of children eligible from 1.7 million to 1.9 million pupils.
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The Minister did not directly address whether he agrees with his colleague or propose alternatives.
Targeting Funding At The Most Needy
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