Question follow-through · 65651

Free School Meals: Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children eligible for free school meals who are not currently receiving them in Epsom and Ewell constituency.

answeredDepartment for Education

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children eligible for free school meals who are not currently receiving them in Epsom and Ewell constituency.

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 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. This ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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