Written questions

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...