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Schools: Food

Commons · Question 47972 · Tabled 24 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 27 May 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of halal food served in schools.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 27 May 2025

The department does not collect information on the proportion of halal food served in schools.The government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards. The standards do not specify food requirements in terms of cultu...