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1461482

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason funding for universal infant free school meals (USIM) of £2.34 per meal is no longer in line with funding for free school meals (FSM) of £2.47 per meal; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the UIFSM funding rate to match that of FSM.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The department spends around £600 million per year ensuring around 1.3 million infants enjoy a free, healthy, and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the universal infant free school meal policy in 2014. The per meal rate of £2.34 per child was increased in the 2020/21 financial year. The funding rate for the 2022/23 financial year will be published with the funding allocations in June.</p><p>The department holds regular meetings with other government departments and with food industry representatives, covering a variety of issues including public sector food supplies. Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the school food standards.</p><p>The department routinely considers contingency arrangements and expect schools and catering companies supplying them to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 221 222 223 224 question first answered 16/05/2022 12:03:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1461483

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to increase funding for universal infant free school meals in line with free school meals; and whether he plans to increase that funding in line with inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The department spends around £600 million per year ensuring around 1.3 million infants enjoy a free, healthy, and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the universal infant free school meal policy in 2014. The per meal rate of £2.34 per child was increased in the 2020/21 financial year. The funding rate for the 2022/23 financial year will be published with the funding allocations in June.</p><p>The department holds regular meetings with other government departments and with food industry representatives, covering a variety of issues including public sector food supplies. Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the school food standards.</p><p>The department routinely considers contingency arrangements and expect schools and catering companies supplying them to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 220 222 223 224 question first answered 16/05/2022 12:03:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1461484

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of cost and supply challenges on the school food industry; and if he will take steps to increase funding for universal infant free school meals.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The department spends around £600 million per year ensuring around 1.3 million infants enjoy a free, healthy, and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the universal infant free school meal policy in 2014. The per meal rate of £2.34 per child was increased in the 2020/21 financial year. The funding rate for the 2022/23 financial year will be published with the funding allocations in June.</p><p>The department holds regular meetings with other government departments and with food industry representatives, covering a variety of issues including public sector food supplies. Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the school food standards.</p><p>The department routinely considers contingency arrangements and expect schools and catering companies supplying them to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 220 221 223 224 question first answered 16/05/2022 12:03:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1461486

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing funding for universal infant free school meals in the context of the cost and supply pressures facing the school food industry.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The department spends around £600 million per year ensuring around 1.3 million infants enjoy a free, healthy, and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the universal infant free school meal policy in 2014. The per meal rate of £2.34 per child was increased in the 2020/21 financial year. The funding rate for the 2022/23 financial year will be published with the funding allocations in June.</p><p>The department holds regular meetings with other government departments and with food industry representatives, covering a variety of issues including public sector food supplies. Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the school food standards.</p><p>The department routinely considers contingency arrangements and expect schools and catering companies supplying them to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 220 221 222 224 question first answered 16/05/2022 12:03:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1461487

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to provide support to the school food industry for the increasing costs of food, energy and labour.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The department spends around £600 million per year ensuring around 1.3 million infants enjoy a free, healthy, and nutritious meal at lunchtime following the introduction of the universal infant free school meal policy in 2014. The per meal rate of £2.34 per child was increased in the 2020/21 financial year. The funding rate for the 2022/23 financial year will be published with the funding allocations in June.</p><p>The department holds regular meetings with other government departments and with food industry representatives, covering a variety of issues including public sector food supplies. Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the school food standards.</p><p>The department routinely considers contingency arrangements and expect schools and catering companies supplying them to do the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 220 221 222 223 question first answered 16/05/2022 12:03:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood