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School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report by Bite Back entitled Fuel us, don't fool us, published in July 2025; and what steps she is taking to strengthen compliance with t

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
25 Sept 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report by Bite Back entitled Fuel us, don't fool us, published in July 2025; and what steps she is taking to strengthen compliance with t

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    To ensure the quality and nutrition of school meals, the department is working with experts across the sector to revise the school food standards, so every school is supported with the latest nutrition guidance.We are aware of Bite Back’s ‘Fuel Us, Don’t ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Pupils: Speech and Language Therapy

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming Schools White Paper will include specific measures to improve access to speech and language support in schools in line with the Government’s commitment to early language interventions.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Supply Teachers

23 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the use of supply teacher agencies by schools, including (a) measures to ensure fair pay, (b) pension access, and (c) transparency in agency fees.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Adoption: Children in Care

8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support adoptive families from being subject to legal action when attempting to return a child to care.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Adoption: Children in Care

12 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support she is providing to adoptive families when attempting to return a child to care.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

School Meals: Standards

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools, parents and pupils have clear information on whether schools are meeting the School Food Standards once the updated standards are introduced.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Adoption

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made towards issuing a formal public apology to those affected by historic forced adoption practices in England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

PE and Sport Premium

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Primary PE and Sport Premium on (a) schools' ability to deliver high-quality physical education, (b) participation in competitive school sp

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

School Milk

2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending entitlement to free school milk on a child’s fifth birthday rather than at the end of the reception year on children, and if she will consider exte