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1728989

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to change the the entitlement to Nursery Milk Scheme from ending at age five to the end of the academic year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Clive Jones
uin	5475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows early years childcare settings, such as childminders and nurseries, to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk to children under five years old, who attend their childcare setting for at least two hours per day. Schools are also allowed to claim under this scheme in respect of pupils under the age of five years old. There are no current plans to extend the Nursery Milk Scheme to the end of the academic year.</p><p>From the age of five years old onwards, pupils eligible for benefits-based free school meals are eligible for free school milk. In addition, the school milk subsidy scheme subsidises the cost of milk and certain milk products for children in primary and secondary schools, including those over five years old. This means that participating schools can sell the products in schools at a lower price. More information on this scheme is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-milk-subsidy-scheme#:~:text=The%20school%20milk%20subsidy%20scheme,eligible%20milk%20products%20or%20yoghurts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-milk-subsidy-scheme#:~:text=The%20school%20milk%20subsidy%20scheme,eligible%20milk%20products%20or%20yoghurts</a></p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 08/10/2024 13:35:26 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5207

1728990

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding for the Nursery Milk Scheme reflects the retail cost of milk.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Clive Jones
uin	5476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows early years childcare settings registered with the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk to children in their care, who are under the age of five years old and who attend the childcare setting for at least two hours per day. The scheme’s legislation allows childcare settings to reclaim the cost of the funds they have spent on milk, and the amount they can claim is not tied to a specific retail price of milk.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 08/10/2024 13:36:07 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	5207

1728991

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of school compliance with school food standards to provide milk for pupils entitled to free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Clive Jones
uin	5477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>Under the School Food Standards, schools must ensure milk is available to all pupils who want it during school hours. Section 512ZB (3) of the Education Act 1996 sets out the requirement that milk must be provided free of charge to pupils eligible for free school meals.</p><p><br> Compliance with the School Food Standards is mandatory for all maintained schools, academies and free schools. Governors have a responsibility to ensure compliance and should appropriately challenge the headteacher and senior leadership team to ensure the school is meeting its obligations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 07/10/2024 15:36:40 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	5207

1728992

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage schools to participate in the school milk subsidy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Clive Jones
uin	5478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>The long-standing School Milk Subsidy Scheme was accessed by over 11,000 schools in England in the last school year. Any school wishing to participate can access information about the Scheme <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-milk-subsidy-scheme" target="_blank">here</a>. The scheme is voluntary and it is a matter for individual schools as to whether they wish to participate in it.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 07/10/2024 10:12:32 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5207

1713739

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the reasons for administering the Nursery Milk Scheme to children only until their fifth birthday rather than until the end of the academic year in which that birthday falls.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL4089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows early years childcare settings such as childminders and nurseries to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk to children under five years old who attend their childcare setting for at least two hours per day. Schools are also allowed to claim under this scheme in respect of pupils under the age of five years old. There are no current plans to extend the Nursery Milk Scheme to cover other school pupils.</p><p>The School Food Standards require lower-fat or lactose free milk to be available in all schools. From the age of five years old onwards, pupils eligible for benefits-based free school meals are eligible for free school milk. In addition, the school milk subsidy scheme subsidises the cost of milk and certain milk products for children in primary and secondary schools including over fives. This means that participating schools can sell the products in schools at a lower price. More information on this scheme is available on GOV.UK in an online-only format.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/04/2024 16:41:17 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1697263

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential (1) social, and (2) economic, benefits of expanding the School Milk Subsidy Scheme to provide a free one third of a pint portion of milk to all primary school age children each day attending school.
tabling member printed	Lord Hampton
uin	HL3385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Milk is an excellent food for children’s growth and development. This is why, as part of the School Food Standards, schools are already required to ensure milk is available to all pupils who want it during school hours. The National School Milk Subsidy Scheme can be used by primary schools to reduce the cost of milk for all their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to Universal Infant Free School Meals, pupils under seven years old are already eligible for free milk when it is offered as part of their school lunch. Older pupils entitled to benefits related free school meals are also eligible for free milk when made available during the school day. This is in addition to the free milk provided for children under five-years-old thanks to the Nursery Milk Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As with free school meals, the department believes it is important to support those most in need and to ensure policy remains affordable and deliverable for schools. The department does not have plans to change the current eligibility conditions for the scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 26/03/2024 13:45:47 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4951 label Biography information for Lord Hampton

1690581

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage wider take up of the Nursery Milk Scheme in early years settings and among childminders.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL2600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows early years childcare settings such as childminders, nurseries and some schools, to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk to children under five who attend their childcare setting for at least two hours per day. It is not compulsory for childcare settings who are eligible to join the Scheme, but all are welcome to do so.</p><p>The Nursery Milk Scheme is currently run by the NHS Business Services Authority under a direction given by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. There are no current plans to changes the way in which the Scheme operates.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL2601 question first answered 28/02/2024 17:40:22 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1689958

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the provision of the Nursery Milk Scheme to finish at the end of the reception academic year rather than when individual children reach the age of five.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	14577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows early years childcare settings, such as childminders and nurseries, to reclaim the cost of providing one-third of a pint of milk to children under five years old, who attend their childcare setting for at least two hours per day. Schools are also allowed to claim under this scheme, in respect of pupils under the age of five years old. There are no current plans to extend the scheme to cover other school pupils.</p><p>The School Food Standards require lower-fat or lactose free milk to be available in all schools. From the age of five years old onwards, pupils eligible for benefits-based free school meals are also eligible for free school milk. In addition, the school milk subsidy scheme subsidises the cost of milk and certain milk products for children in primary and secondary schools, including over five-year-olds. This means that participating schools can sell the products in schools at a lower price. More information on this scheme is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-milk-subsidy-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-milk-subsidy-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/02/2024 17:59:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1663864

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide healthy alternatives to cows' milk under the Nursery Milk Scheme for children who cannot consume cow’s milk for (a) medical, (b) ethical and (c) religious reasons.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	201717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>A Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition/Committee on Toxicity working group has been established to jointly consider the nutritional and toxicological aspects associated with the consumption of plant-based alternatives to milk, such as soya, almond and oat drinks. The Government will consider the position on the Nursery Milk Scheme once this working group has reported.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 25/10/2023 16:19:14 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1552770

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	School Milk
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children under five years old who benefit from the provision of free school milk; and what plans they have to expand that provision.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL4392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>Approximately 810,587 children received a portion of milk through the Nursery Milk Scheme every school day during 2021/22. There are no plans to expand the provision.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 03/01/2023 10:17:09 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans