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Scottish Parliament: Cashback for Communities ( 8 Nov 2023)

Siobhian Brown: ...continues to support young people to develop prosocial behaviour and good social skills; be positive about the future; develop good self-esteem; develop positive engagement with learning and with school; improve and develop positive connections with their peers; be involved with positive organisations, activities and sport; build positive attachments; and recognise role models. It has been...

Debate on the Address: [1st Day] ( 7 Nov 2023)

David Davis: ...large possible application to education. I was lucky that when I was a teenager, social mobility in Britain was probably as great as it ever has been, for a variety of reasons, ranging from grammar schools, which I know are controversial, through to the fact that post war, there was huge growth in the middle classes, which expanded opportunities. Those combinations together created a...

Scottish Parliament: School Meals Debt (Cancellation) ( 2 Nov 2023)

Carol Mochan: Aberlour has called for the cancellation of school meals debt. Through its research, it has identified that “income thresholds for free school meal eligibility have barely risen in the last twenty years.” Delays to the extension of free school meals mean that some parents and families are now feeling the impact of the Government’s inaction. Will the First Minister back calls for the...

Scottish Parliament: Early Childhood Development Transformational Change Programme ( 2 Nov 2023)

Fulton MacGregor: ...PVI sector if we are to fully realise our ambitions. I encourage the Government to work with all in that sector to try to find a solution. I fully welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to free school meals; I know how much that benefits my constituents and people across Scotland. I welcome the pledge to roll that out to all who are in primary school, which cannot happen soon...

Ultra-processed Food - Question (26 Oct 2023)

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe: My Lords, as far as I recall, it was said that we should keep it simple and that the focus should be on sugar. When will the Government look at children’s school meals, review the regulations and reduce the sugar in children’s free school meals?

Scottish Parliament: Violence in Schools (Nutrition and Behaviour) (26 Oct 2023)

Monica Lennon: ...the Scottish Trades Union Congress women’s committee to discuss some of these issues. Today, I was pleased to attend an event in Parliament, sponsored by Jim Fairlie MSP, celebrating Scotland’s school meals and front-line caterers. Speeches by Assist FM and Food for Life Scotland reinforced the importance of feeding and nourishing young minds. With the national good food nation plan...

Children’s Health: Ultra-processed Foods - Question for Short Debate (25 Oct 2023)

Lord Markham: .... As my noble friend Lord Effingham said, this starts with education. We have got some good examples there. I hope this will answer some of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Bird, on our schools. Our free school meals are at the highest levels ever, which we know not only addresses food poverty but makes sure that those children are receiving a balanced diet. The fact that all infant...

2. Questions to the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Budget Cuts (25 Oct 2023)

Peter Fox: Thank you, Minister, for providing some insight into the impact of the education cuts. However, in relation to the target of free school meals roll-out, I still have some reservations over the specific cuts as a result of the reduction in uptake. We know that many councils were predicting to overspend considerably in order to implement the FSM policy—Flintshire by £0.5 million, Gwynedd by...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Childcare (25 Oct 2023)

David Johnston: The government is investing £289 million in a new wraparound childcare programme to support local authorities to work with primary schools and providers, including childminders, to set up and deliver more wraparound childcare before and after school in the term time. The government’s ambition is for all parents of primary school children who need it, to access childcare in their local area...

6. Statement by the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Attendance Guidance (24 Oct 2023)

Jeremy Miles: ...link is clear, but there are others on the taskforce too who have that direct experience. There are a number of things we are doing to ensure that we try and reduce the burden of the cost of the school day on families, such as the co-operative plan of providing free school meals, and that is a recognition of the point that the Member makes that economic and financial difficulties aren't...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Special Educational Needs: Health Services and Social Services (24 Oct 2023)

David Johnston: ...or the relevant health commissioner will be required to secure the provision. Additionally, through the Children and Families Act 2014, the department requires local authorities to work with schools and other partners to publish a ‘Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Local Offer’ outlining the support and services they expect to be available to children and young people in...

Scottish Parliament: Centre of Teaching Excellence (24 Oct 2023)

Pam Duncan-Glancy: ...making the announcement. Education in Scotland is in a dire state. The tertiary sector has faced unprecedented cuts and the Government is failing to deliver on promises that it has already made for schools—free school meals, reduced class sizes, and the provision of teacher non-contact time, to name a few. We know that the education budget is stretched both centrally and in local...

Schools: Catering Facilities and RAAC - Question (23 Oct 2023)

Baroness Blower: My Lords, the Minister for Schools in another place reiterated that the Government’s commitment is absolute to tackling health inequalities in education settings, including reference to free school meals. Does the Minister agree that, as providing free school meals is vital to many families and a decent meal at lunchtime is necessary for all, extra funds need to be found to restore catering...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Free School Meals (23 Oct 2023)

Sharon Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2023 to Question 187978 on Free School Meals, how her Department reviews the eligibility conditions for Free School Meals to ensure that they support those that most need them.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Schools: Transport (23 Oct 2023)

Nick Gibb: The Department’s school travel policy aims to make sure no pupil is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local Authorities must arrange free home to school travel for pupils of compulsory school age who attend their nearest school and live more than the statutory walking distance from it. The statutory walking distance is two miles for pupils aged under eight and three...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Special Educational Needs (23 Oct 2023)

Nick Gibb: ...that children who received the programme made the equivalent of four months’ progress in language skills, on average, compared to children who did not receive NELI. Pupils eligible for free school meals made additional progress on average of seven months. Since the programme was launched in 2020, just over 11,100 schools (over two thirds of all primaries) have signed up to deliver NELI....

Written Answers — Department for Education: Free School Meals: St Leonard's Catholic School (23 Oct 2023)

Mary Foy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding for children in receipt of free school meals at St Leonard's School in County Durham.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Free School Meals: North East (23 Oct 2023)

Mary Foy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in (i) City of Durham constituency (ii) County Durham and (iii) the North East.

Education: Students: Cost of Living (23 Oct 2023)

Robert Halfon: This year and last year, the Government have provided £94 billion of cost of living support in England. In education, more than a third of children get free school meals. University tuition fees have been frozen and we have provided £276 million of student premium to help the most disadvantaged students.[Official Report, 25 October 2023, Vol. 738, c. 5MC.]

Written Answers — Department for Education: Free School Meals (20 Oct 2023)

Lloyd Russell-Moyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 181305 on Free School Meals, what guidance her Department has provided to local authorities on ensuring that eligible pupils (a) on school premises and (b) at any other place where education is being provided are in receipt of free school meals.


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