Question follow-through · 63972
Free School Meals: North East Somerset and Hanham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of free school meals on levels of child poverty in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed expansion of free school meals on levels of child poverty in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jul 2025
Answer published
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals (FSM) to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026.It wil...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Pupils: Attendance
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Pupils: Absenteeism
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Pupils: Absenteeism
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Higher Education: Admissions
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Apprentices and Training
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1 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures she is taking to improve access in schools to music, sport, art and drama for all children.
Artificial Intelligence: Curriculum
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Schools: Governing Bodies
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