Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many asylum seekers aged 25 years and under require special educational needs provision.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)
The department does not hold or collect information regarding how many asylum seekers aged 25 and under require special educational needs provision.
Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of meat procured by schools is (a) Halal and (b) slaughtered at sites which predominantly employ non-stun slaughter.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department spends over £1.5 billion supporting schools to deliver healthy and nutritious breakfasts and lunches in schools. Schools are best placed to make decisions about how provision is made. They have the autonomy to source food locally and sustainably, and to cater to religious dietary requirements based on the needs of their local communities. The department does not hold the requested information, owing to the freedoms that schools have. However, details about the UK’s overall sources of food are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/united-kingdom-food-security-report-2024/united-kingdom-food-security-report-2024-theme-2-uk-food-supply-sources#overall-sources-of-uk-food.
Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of food procured by schools for (a) the free breakfast club trial and (b) free school meals is from the South East.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department spends over £1.5 billion supporting schools to deliver healthy and nutritious breakfasts and lunches in schools. Schools are best placed to make decisions about how provision is made. They have the autonomy to source food locally and sustainably, and to cater to religious dietary requirements based on the needs of their local communities. The department does not hold the requested information, owing to the freedoms that schools have. However, details about the UK’s overall sources of food are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/united-kingdom-food-security-report-2024/united-kingdom-food-security-report-2024-theme-2-uk-food-supply-sources#overall-sources-of-uk-food.
Asked by: Katie Lam (Conservative - Weald of Kent)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of food procured by schools for (a) the free breakfast club trial and (b) free school meals is imported.
Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department spends over £1.5 billion supporting schools to deliver healthy and nutritious breakfasts and lunches in schools. Schools are best placed to make decisions about how provision is made. They have the autonomy to source food locally and sustainably, and to cater to religious dietary requirements based on the needs of their local communities. The department does not hold the requested information, owing to the freedoms that schools have. However, details about the UK’s overall sources of food are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/united-kingdom-food-security-report-2024/united-kingdom-food-security-report-2024-theme-2-uk-food-supply-sources#overall-sources-of-uk-food.