Written questions

Dairy Farming: School Milk

2026-06-23 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 12804 · Official question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending free school milk provision until the end of the Reception year on (a) demand for British dairy produce, (b) farm incom

Answer

The Nursery Milk Scheme is a statutory scheme which allows early years childcare settings to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk per day to children under the age of five who attend a setting for two or more hours per day. It is led ...