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Written question asked by Luke Myer (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Olivia Bailey (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Breakfast Clubs: Tees Valley

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the total value of departmental expenditure on breakfast clubs in the Tees Valley region in each of the financial years (a) 2023/24, (b) 2024/25, and (c) 2025/26; and projections for 2026/27.

Answer

The department is committed to delivering a free breakfast club in every state-funded school with primary-aged pupils in England. There are 34 schools already on the programme within the Tees Valley region.

Early adopter schools opened free breakfast clubs for the first time in April 2025, and the total departmental expenditure on free breakfast clubs in the Tees Valley region was £245,107.23 in the 2025/26 financial year. In the current financial year, total departmental expenditure in the region amounts to £161,156.13.

Details on total spend for the financial year and on future years’ spending are to be confirmed.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11038
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Tees Valley Breakfast clubs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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