Free School Meals and Child Poverty

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:33 pm on 8 September 2022.

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Photo of Rachael Maskell Rachael Maskell Labour/Co-operative, York Central 4:33, 8 September 2022

I, too welcome the Minister to her new position. Richard Titmuss famously said that services to the poor are poor services. As we look at that divide, we know that many parents do not claim free school meals because of stigma, so children go hungry and without. Of course, parents often make sacrifices, too. Will she look at the equation again and at how we can bring greater equality into the lives of our young people?