Question follow-through · 68822
Free School Meals: West Midlands
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has she made of the number of children who will be eligible for Free School Meals under the plans to expand eligibility in (a) Birmingham Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Mi
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 1 Aug 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has she made of the number of children who will be eligible for Free School Meals under the plans to expand eligibility in (a) Birmingham Edgbaston constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) the West Mi
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Aug 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 to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. This will l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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