Question follow-through · 13040

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free milk under the school milk scheme.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
7 Aug 2026 · 44 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free milk under the school milk scheme.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member for Chichester to the answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9524.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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