Question follow-through · 1957
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of potential merits of providing free school meals to all school children.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of potential merits of providing free school meals to all school children.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 May 2026
Answer published
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and reducing child poverty. We have allocated over £1 billion towards expanding free school meals to all children in households on Universal Credit. This new entitlement will mean over ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pupils: Endometriosis
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of endometriosis on school attendance and attainment among girls and young women.
Pupils: Endometriosis
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on recognising and accommodating the impact of endometriosis and related conditions on pupils' education and attendance.