Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to Holiday Activities and Food Programme in each of the last three financial years; and how much funding has been allocated in each financial year of the 2025 Spending Review period.

The government is committed to the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme to ensure children who are eligible for free school meals can access enriching activities and healthy meals.

The department has invested £205 million per year for 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 in free holiday club places for children from low-income families through the HAF programme.

We are currently working through the outcomes of the Spending Review, and we will share further information in relation to the future of the HAF programme in due course.