| Heading: |
Free School Meals: Eligibility |
| Question ID: |
1811357 |
| UIN: |
58797 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-10 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4780 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Laura Trott
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Laura Trott
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children will cease to be eligible for free school meals following the expiry of transitional protections. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-25 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4653 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephen Morgan
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenmorganmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenmorganmp
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| Answer text: |
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |