Question follow-through · 108822
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of free school meal eligibility from 2026 on the level of demand for school milk; and what steps are being taken to ensure adequa
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of free school meal eligibility from 2026 on the level of demand for school milk; and what steps are being taken to ensure adequa
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Feb 2026
Answer published
It is a legislative requirement that milk is provided free of charge to children who meet the free school meal criteria.We are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. This new entitle...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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