Free School Meals: Departmental Coordination
Commons · Question 14992 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on automatically enrolling all eligible pupils for free school meals.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 27 Nov 2024
The department recognises the vital role played by free school meals (FSM) and encourages all eligible families to take their entitlement up. There are currently around 2.1 million pupils eligible for and claiming FSM.To make it as easy as possible to rec...