Written questions

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. ...