School Milk
Commons · Question 12978 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of extending free school milk entitlement to children in reception.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 3 Jul 2026
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 years old who attend a setting for two or more hours per day. ...