Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) submitted applications for and (b) been successfully enrolled in the National School Breakfast Programme.

In November 2022, the Department extended the National School Breakfast Programme for an additional year until the end of the summer term in 2024.

The Department is concentrating funding of up to £30 million in this programme overall. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children 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. As of March 2022, 3,907 applications from eligible schools had been received. In November 2022, 2,170 schools were participating on the programme.