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Breakfast Clubs: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that primary level special schools receive funding for breakfast clubs.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
27 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that primary level special schools receive funding for breakfast clubs.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Breakfast clubs will mean that many more pupils get a supportive start to the day and are ready to learn. They will also benefit parents and mean that many pupils who would not otherwise have had breakfast will be well fed to start the day.As confirmed at...

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