Question follow-through · 121627
National School Breakfast Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the contract for the National school breakfast club programme prohibits the use of ultra-processed cereals and breads; and if she will set out the nutritional and processing specification of that contra
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2026 · 22 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
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the contract for the National school breakfast club programme prohibits the use of ultra-processed cereals and breads; and if she will set out the nutritional and processing specification of that contra
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2026
Answer published
The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) is an inherited scheme from the previous government and the contract will end in July 2026. The contract with the supplier Family Action stipulates that all food available for schools to purchase must meet th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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