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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 24 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

A long time ago, during the last welfare reform Bill, when the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, was the Minister, I moved an amendment in favour of free school meals full stop. I think it was the highest kite I have ever flown. I was very much in favour of the benefits that it had. One of them is the startling fact that research has borne out that children concentrate far more in the afternoon if they have a good hot meal inside them, which may be the only meal of the day. This is an extremely important issue. The other day I discovered that some boroughs are giving children free school meals in primary schools and I think that Suffolk is one of them, so good for it. I shall be interested to hear the Minister's reply.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c188GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Databases Age Costs Department for Work and Pensions Employment Jobseeker's allowance Health ICT Health professions Medical examinations Mental illness Pension credit Low incomes Social security benefits School meals Wheelchairs Revenue and Customs Employment and support allowance Universal credit
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
Link
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