Question follow-through · 27948
Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Walsall
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to support Walsall Council and local voluntary, community and private-sector providers during the transition to funding the Holiday Activities and Food programme through the
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to support Walsall Council and local voluntary, community and private-sector providers during the transition to funding the Holiday Activities and Food programme through the
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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16 Sept 2026
Answer published
Over £600 million has been confirmed for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme over the three financial years from 2026/27. HAF funding is now provided through the Children, Families and Youth Grant, ringfenced to protect programme spend. Local ...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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