Question follow-through · 28009
School Meals: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with schools operating under Private Finance Initiative contracts on the adequacy of funding available for school meals.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with schools operating under Private Finance Initiative contracts on the adequacy of funding available for school meals.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The department has a dedicated Private Finance Team which regularly engages with schools and responsible bodies on issues arising from Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts, including funding pressures where relevant. There are currently 637 PFI scho...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
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