School Meals: Finance

(asked on 15th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues in the Treasury on funding challenges in the school meals industry.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 18th November 2021

Department officials hold regular meetings with other government departments and with food industry representatives, covering a variety of issues including public sector food supplies.

The department routinely considers contingency arrangements and expect schools and catering companies supplying them to do the same.

Schools are responsible for the provision of school meals and may enter individual contracts with suppliers and caterers to meet this duty. We are confident that schools will continue providing pupils with nutritious school meals as required by the School Food Standards.

There is no evidence to suggest widespread disruption to education as a result of issues with food supply but in the event of any disruption to supply, we will work with councils and the sector to ensure nutritious meals can continue to be provided.

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