MP Expense Claim
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)

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MP Expense Claim
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)

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Written Question

Schools: Finance

Friday 21st April 2017

Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional funding to support the education of children who are entitled to free school meals can be claimed by schools in the event that those children do not claim those free school meals.

Answered by Edward Timpson

We are determined to give every child, regardless of their background, the very best start in life. Both free school meals (FSM) and pupil premium (which links to FSM eligibility) are key to this and we want all parents whose children are entitled FSM, to apply for them.

The current eligibility criteria for FSM requires the parent (or pupil) to be both in receipt of a specified benefit and to make a request for the meal to be provided free of charge.

To support this the Department for Education provides an electronic Eligibility Checking System (ECS), which allows local authorities to check data held by DWP, the Home Office and HMRC in order to establish FSM eligibility. The Department has also provided a model registration form and accompanying guidance, which schools can use as part of their enrolment process.

We want to make it as simple as possible for schools and local authorities to determine eligibility for FSM, and the Department is looking at what can be done in the longer term to make the FSM registration processes even more efficient.

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Division Vote (Commons)
19 Apr 2017 - Early Parliamentary General Election - View Vote Context
Charlotte Leslie (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 324 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 522 Noes - 13

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Division Vote (Commons)
19 Apr 2017 - Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 - View Vote Context
Charlotte Leslie (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 289 Conservative Aye votes vs 3 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 191

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Division Vote (Commons)
19 Apr 2017 - Technical and Further Education Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Leslie (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 296 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 182

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Division Vote (Commons)
18 Apr 2017 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Leslie (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 302 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 314

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Division Vote (Commons)
18 Apr 2017 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Charlotte Leslie (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 302 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 313 Noes - 236

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MP Expense Claim
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)

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MP Expense Claim
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)

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