Question follow-through · 119173
Pupils: Food Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of child morning hunger across early years, primary and secondary school settings in England and its impact on school readiness and attendance.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 7 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
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of child morning hunger across early years, primary and secondary school settings in England and its impact on school readiness and attendance.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The department appreciates the publication of the report and look forward to giving it our full consideration. We agree that a healthy breakfast at the start of the school day sets children up ready to learn. This is why the department is committed to del...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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