Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide free breakfasts for all children in school settings.

The Government is committed to continuing support for school breakfasts. In November 2022 the National School Breakfast Programme was extended for an additional year, until the end of the 2024 summer term. The Department is providing up to £30 million for this programme. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of pupils from low income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment and wellbeing. Schools are eligible for the programme if they have 40% or more pupils from disadvantaged households, as measured by the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index.