Question follow-through · 64907

School Meals: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure pupils are able to access high quality meals in schools in (a) Eastbourne and (b) the South East.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
7 Jul 2025
Answer
10 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure pupils are able to access high quality meals in schools in (a) Eastbourne and (b) the South East.

  2. 7 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    To ensure quality and nutrition in meals for the future, the department is acting quickly with experts across the sector to revise the school food standards, so every school is supported with the latest nutrition guidance. School governors and trustees ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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