Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Chancellor of the Exchequer's spending review Statement, what new policies they are initiating for schools "from Swansea to Bridgend" (HC Deb col 985); how much financial resource has been allocated to this initiative; and whether it will be administered from Westminster or by the Welsh Government.

The government will provide £410 million per year by 2028-29 to expand Free School Meals eligibility from September 2026 to all pupils in England with a parent receiving Universal Credit. The government will also provide £80 million per year by 2028-29 for early years and post-16 settings to support this expansion.

The Welsh Government will receive the Barnett consequential for this policy in the usual way.