Free School Meals: Oxfordshire
Commons · Question 92494 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the £2.61 meal rate paid to Oxfordshire schools for providing universal infant free school meals, taking into account rising (a) food, (b) energy and (c) staff co
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 25 Nov 2025
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We spend around £600 million per year ensuring close to 1.3 million additional infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the i...