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Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 March 2023 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.


National School Breakfast Programme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have (a) submitted applications for and (b) been successfully enrolled in the National School Breakfast Programme.

Answer

In November 2022, the Department extended the National School Breakfast Programme for an additional year until the end of the summer term in 2024.

The Department is concentrating funding of up to £30 million in this programme overall. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment and wellbeing. Schools are eligible for the programme if they have 40% or more pupils from disadvantaged households, as measured by the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index. As of March 2022, 3,907 applications from eligible schools had been received. In November 2022, 2,170 schools were participating on the programme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
153667
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Applications Schools National school breakfast programme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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