Free School Meals
Commons · Question 15736 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adjusting the eligibility criteria for free school meals so as to maintain the proportion of children who are eligible at the same level as in academic
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 2 Dec 2024
The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps for children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers. Chi...