School Meals: Procurement

(asked on 19th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are contingencies in place to ensure that schools continue to receive food in the event of supply chain issues.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 27th October 2021

Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. The department is confident that schools will continue to be able to provide pupils with nutritious school meals and there is no evidence to suggest widespread disruption to education as a result of issues with food supply.

The department will continue to expect schools to meet the School Food Standards and schools have a great deal of flexibility in the foods that they can deliver under the School Food Standards. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the School Food Standards. More information on the School Food Standards can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-food-standards-resources-for-schools.

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