PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Free School Meals: Coronavirus (19 March 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the closure of schools as a result of covid-19, whether the vouchers provided to children that are eligible for free school meals will cover the costs of breakfast.

Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)

Schools will be able to provide meals or vouchers for supermarkets or local shops which can be sent directly to families who are either self-isolating at home or whose schools are closed on government advice. The government has confirmed that the total value of vouchers offered to each eligible child per week will exceed the rate it pays to schools for free school meals.

Answered by:
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
24 March 2020