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Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools enable pupils with severe dietary conditions to access free school meal entitlements.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Oct 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools enable pupils with severe dietary conditions to access free school meal entitlements.

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Schools are expected to make reasonable efforts to cater for pupils with particular requirements, for example to reflect medical, dietary and cultural needs, to ensure they are not put at a substantial disadvantage in relation to accessing meals.Section 1...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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