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Written Question

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

Friday 3rd October 2025

Asked by: David Burton-Sampson (Labour - Southend West and Leigh)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to ensure the continuation of Holiday Activity Funding.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

Through the department’s Plan for Change, we are committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, we confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years (from 2026/27).