Question follow-through · 85306
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Holiday Activities and Food programme on levels of (a) food insecurity and (b) support for families during school holidays.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 27 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Holiday Activities and Food programme on levels of (a) food insecurity and (b) support for families during school holidays.
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2025
Answer published
The holiday activities and food programme (HAF) ensures that children who are eligible for free school meals can access enriching activities and healthy meals during school holidays, benefiting their health, wellbeing and learning. On 28 August, the depar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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