Question follow-through · 22113
Eggs: School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to the Government's review of the School Food Standards, what assessment the Department has made of the importance of eggs as a source of healthy protein in school meals.
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 of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to the Government's review of the School Food Standards, what assessment the Department has made of the importance of eggs as a source of healthy protein in school meals.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
Eggs are named in the protein food group of both the existing School Food Standards and the updated version proposed in the Department for Education’s recent consultation.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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