Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of Magic Breakfast's report entitled Adolescents and breakfast, published on 16 April 2026, including its findings on the benefits of breakfast provision for secondary-aged pupils.

We welcome the publication of Magic Breakfast’s Adolescents and Breakfast report and the charity’s valuable contribution to school breakfast provision. The government is committed to tackling child poverty and delivering meaningful action to support children and families. We recognise the importance of a soft start to the school day with a healthy breakfast and the positive impact this can have on attendance, concentration and readiness to learn.

Since April 2025, our free breakfast club programme has delivered 10 million meals to children across England. As of September 2026, over 2,700 schools are delivering a free breakfast club, with further schools joining in stages throughout 2027 and 2028.

We are also continuing to support breakfast provision to former National School Breakfast Programme schools with secondary-age pupils for this academic year.