Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the contract for Edenred to deliver the national free school meal voucher scheme in England expires; and what plans he has to (a) renew that contract and (b) find an alternative company to deliver that scheme.

The contract with Edenred is due for review by 22 June and we are currently considering how the scheme will operate through the remaining period of the summer term.

These are rapidly developing circumstances. We continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.