School Meals Coalition
(asked on 19th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of joining the School Meals Coalition.
Answered by
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
This question was answered on 12th January 2023
Following a review in early December, the UK reconfirmed its decision not to join the School Meals Coalition as it does not align with our domestic and international priorities for nutrition or education.
FCDO continues to prioritise nutrition interventions for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five to address and avert malnutrition.