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date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to provide adequate nutrition for children of school age during long school holidays.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children.[1]</p><p> </p><p>In relation to nutrition, the Government has introduced Healthy Start Vouchers for young children in low-income families, free school meals for all infant school pupils, and breakfast clubs in deprived areas. In addition, children aged four to six attending state schools continue to be entitled to receive a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:22:42 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

100972

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have carried out any research to ascertain the physical and mental effects on the ability of children from low income households to learn caused by poor nutrition during long school holidays.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children.[1]</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no specific assessment of the effects on child nutrition in low income households during school holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:21:19 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope

100973

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Nutrition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of providing adequate nutrition for children of school age during long school holidays.
tabling member printed	Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
uin	HL2429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Child Poverty Strategy, published in June 2014, outlined the Government’s actions to tackle child poverty and improve the living standards of poor children. [1]</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an estimate of the costs to the Exchequer of providing adequate nutrition for children for children of school age during the school holidays.</p><p> </p><p>Universal infant free school meals will ensure that up to 1.5 million additional pupils are being offered a free nutritious meal every school day, helping them to do better in school, eat healthily and saving families up to £400 a year.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-poverty-strategy-2014-to-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/11/2014 14:21:40 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	635 label Biography information for Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope