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Question follow-through · 106805

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities in England have implemented auto-enrolment for free school meals.

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
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
22 Jan 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities in England have implemented auto-enrolment for free school meals.

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The department does not hold information on which local authorities in England have implemented auto‑enrolment for free school meals. Local authorities are responsible for managing their own processes for identifying eligible children.This government is c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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