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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-07-24more like thismore than 2018-07-24
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education remove filter
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Free School Meals remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government response to the consultation on Eligibility for free school meals, the early years pupil premium and the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit, published in March 2018, what estimate he has made of additional costs to his Department per year as a result of the proposed Free School Meal eligibility criteria. more like this
tabling member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon more like this
tabling member printed
Layla Moran more like this
uin 168166 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-09-10more like thismore than 2018-09-10
answer text <p>Our new criteria for free school meals eligibility are forecast to increase the number of children eligible for this vital benefit. In addition, our transitional protections will mean that all children currently receiving a free meal will continue to do so.</p><p>We have published a technical note setting out our forecast of how many additional pupils will be eligible for free school meals because of the recent changes we have made. This is available at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-technical-analysis-note" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-technical-analysis-note</a>.</p><p>Costs within this Spending Review period fall predominantly within the pupil premium and dedicated school grant budgets, and there is flexibility in these budgets to allow for changes in demand. We publish spend through these budgets at the appropriate points in the year.</p><p>Due to the lagged nature of school funding, the majority of costs fall within the next and subsequent Spending Review periods; budgets beyond 2020 will be set in the next Spending Review. Eligibility for free school meals is set out in legislation and this government is committed to ensuring that disadvantaged children and young people benefit from free school meals.</p>
answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon more like this
answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi more like this
grouped question UIN 168167 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-10T16:33:00.247Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-10T16:33:00.247Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Layla Moran more like this