Question follow-through · 70919
Pre-school Education: School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent early years settings in areas of high deprivation to offer (i) healthy and (ii) nutritious meals to children regardless of parental in
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Oct 2025 · 35 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available to (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent early years settings in areas of high deprivation to offer (i) healthy and (ii) nutritious meals to children regardless of parental in
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Oct 2025
Answer published
Within the early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework, there is a requirement that where children are provided with meals, snacks and drinks, they must be healthy, balanced and nutritious. The EYFS framework can be found here: https://www.gov...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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