School Milk: Free School Meals
(asked on 28th April 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of pupils who receive free school meals receive free milk daily.
This question was answered on 16th May 2025
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.
Section 512ZB(3) of the Education Act 1996 relates to the provision of free milk. Milk must be provided free of charge to pupils eligible for FSM who request it, we do not hold data on the number of children who make such requests. We expect schools to follow their statutory duty around the provision of free milk.