School Meals: Standards
Lords · Question HL14457 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Walmsley
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that updated school food standards are implemented before the planned expansion of free breakfast clubs in April and free school meals in September.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 18 Feb 2026
The department is revising the School Food Standards and is engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history.We want to gather a broad spectrum of perspectives and to achieve this, we i...