Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend the Holiday Activities Fund.

The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and giving every child the best start in life.

The department will be providing over 3 million holiday clubs places this summer and these places will support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to access free healthy meals and enriching activities.

The department will also be providing over 500,000 holiday places over Christmas to ensure children get access to food through the school holidays and to the activities benefiting their heath, wellbeing and learning that we know make such a difference.

Funding beyond the end of March 2025 is subject to the forthcoming Spending Review.