National School Breakfast Programme
Commons · Question 51234 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the funding received by schools participating in the National School Breakfast Programme to provide a nutritionally balanced breakfast to each child.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 19 May 2025
The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), introduced by the last government, funds only school food standards-compliant breakfast food and delivery costs. Schools receive a 75% subsidy from the government and must themselves cover the costs of the r...