Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with her counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on funding for breakfast clubs for children of people on the lowest income.

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education met with Minister Givan on two occasions, most recently, at the UK Education Minister Council in Northern Ireland on 20 November 2024, but she has not had substantive discussions with him about breakfast clubs. I have also met with Minister Givan twice. As education is a devolved issue, whether to require breakfast clubs in Northern Ireland is matters for the executive. We will be happy to share our learnings from the Early Adopters programme following its launch in April 2025.