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School Meals

In the last 2 hours

Konnie Huq says 'easy decision' to back free school meals for hungry kids The Mirror17:21

Ending the Child Hunger Crisis Tribune17:01

In the last 4 hours

Politicians and celebrities back Neu free school meals campaign Morning Star15:39

Free school meals cut 'shameful' as Swinney faces Holyrood vote The Scottish Herald15:29

In the last 6 hours

Food campaigners pull their fingers out to divert bycatch into local tummies Positive News13:25

In the last 8 hours

Warm words do not feed children, says Children’s Commissioner Evening Standard12:16

London celebrates second year of free school meals Education Business10:51

Earlier today

We are calling for Free School Meals to be adopted in all England prim... Diabetes UK09:03

Top health experts call for free school meals for all primary school children Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:33

Assist FM reacts to Scotland’s universal free school meals policy change Public Sector Catering07:21

TV chefs join London Mayor to celebrate second year of free school meals initiative Public Sector Catering07:21

Holiday food voucher scheme extended until March BBC06:19

Health leaders call for all primary school pupils in England to receive free school lunches Chronicle Live00:22

Dentists and doctors demand free school meals to fix 'devastating' kids' diets The Mirror00:13

Yesterday

A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case MailOnline20:09 9-Sept-24

People blast 'shameful' school dinner that looks like 'dead leeches' on a plate The Mirror15:15 9-Sept-24

School catering service to be scrapped as cuts continue to bite Alton Herald, Hampshire14:02 9-Sept-24

Free school meals available for Pembrokeshire pupils Western Telegraph12:03 9-Sept-24

Almost 30 million free schools meals served up across Wales Wrexham.com11:46 9-Sept-24

Mayor of London celebrates second year of free school meals Government Business11:19 9-Sept-24

Prue and Jamie join forces to improve child health through school food Public Sector Catering08:40 9-Sept-24

MSP calls for review of local authority pricing for school meals in North Lanarkshire Daily Record08:01 9-Sept-24

Scottish Ministers delay universal free school meals initiative Public Sector Catering07:18 9-Sept-24

In the last 7 days

John Swinney facing another Holyrood defeat on broken promise over free school meals Scottish Daily Express20:45 8-Sept-24

'The Baby Boomers did not have it so good' Hampshire Chronicle17:09 8-Sept-24

SNP urged to rethink scrapping free school meals for primary pupils Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:38 8-Sept-24

SNP face Holyrood defeat as Tories push vote on free school meal u-turn The Scottish Herald12:59 8-Sept-24

John Swinney facing embarrassment as Conservatives look to push U-turn on free school meals The Scotsman12:11 8-Sept-24

Welsh Gov confirms free school meals for primary schools across Wales Carmarthenshire News Ltd11:50 8-Sept-24

Scottish Tories set to force vote on SNP's free school meals pledge The National, Scotland10:36 8-Sept-24

I've got more money than ever - but I'm terrified of losing it i News08:49 8-Sept-24

SNP at risk of fulfilling ‘Tartan Tories’ moniker after grimmest of weeks The Scotsman04:50 8-Sept-24

Swinney faces school meals humiliation in vote over scrapping manifesto commitment Daily Record04:42 8-Sept-24

TV chefs join Sadiq Khan to mark second year of free school meals EasternEye17:51 6-Sept-24

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky' Big Issue16:30 6-Sept-24

Why all of England should have free school meals Evening Standard15:41 6-Sept-24

TV chefs join Mayor to celebrate second year of free school meals for all London’s state primary schoolchildren London City Hall (Press Release)12:21 6-Sept-24

‘Back to school’ – Wandsworth welcomes children across the Borough with the start of new school year Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)11:42 6-Sept-24

Free school meals reminder for full time Pembrokeshire primary pupils The Tenby Observer10:31 6-Sept-24

LACA reveals programme for National Autumn Seminar Public Sector Catering06:16 6-Sept-24

SNP Government spend £160k on 'chief entrepreneur' despite cuts and recruitment freeze Daily Record04:36 6-Sept-24

Have budget worries constrained John Swinney's ambitions? BBC22:49 5-Sept-24

John Swinney accused of 'broken promise' over free school meals U-turn The Scotsman15:59 5-Sept-24

SNP budget fears as Greens accuse Swinney of 'betrayal' over school meal u-turn The Scottish Herald14:58 5-Sept-24

Back to school reminder of free primary school meals The Pembrokeshire Herald14:05 5-Sept-24

FMQs: Free school meal pledge ‘another empty SNP promise’ Holyrood Magazine13:33 5-Sept-24

John Swinney accused of 'betrayal' after free school meals for all primary pupils dropped Daily Record13:24 5-Sept-24

Back to school reminder of free school meals for full time Primary pupils Pembrokeshire County Council (Press Release)13:23 5-Sept-24

Swinney: Westminster to blame for scrapping of free school meal pledge Evening Standard13:13 5-Sept-24

Free school meals for all primary pupils scrapped, John Swinney confirms STV13:11 5-Sept-24

Child poverty in Scotland? Not the SNP's fault insists John Swinney despite 17 years of Nat rule Scottish Daily Express13:07 5-Sept-24

John Swinney admits free school meals for all primary pupil won't be delivered Yahoo! UK & Ireland12:50 5-Sept-24

Douglas Ross torn down in free school meals row as SNP blame 'austerity agenda' The National, Scotland12:36 5-Sept-24

FMQs: First Minister must halt school meal betrayal Scottish Greens (Press Release)12:33 5-Sept-24

Kate Forbes: Ministers ‘standing by’ free school meals for all primary pupils pledge The National, Scotland12:06 5-Sept-24

University of Oxford MailOnline11:41 5-Sept-24

University of Westminster MailOnline11:41 5-Sept-24

Burger boredom hits halal school meal choices BBC11:20 5-Sept-24

Scottish Government ditches universal free school meals STV11:11 5-Sept-24

Government completes free school meals rollout Public Sector Executive10:09 5-Sept-24

Free laptops and School Meal Debts: FOI release The Scottish Government09:00 5-Sept-24

Under-registration for free school meals in early primary school: How could this be tackled? The Education Policy Institute08:14 5-Sept-24

All primary school pupils in Wales now get free school meals Barry & District News, Wales07:34 5-Sept-24

Wales completes roll-out of free school meals to primary pupils Public Sector Catering07:13 5-Sept-24

Scotland's papers: School meals 'betrayal' and Grenfell failures BBC06:53 5-Sept-24

House GOP Goes Fishing With Tim Walz Covid Fraud Subpoena Yahoo! UK & Ireland23:01 4-Sept-24

Scottish Government delays pledge to roll out universal free school meals STV19:07 4-Sept-24

Scottish Government 'drops' universal free school meals pledge STV18:07 4-Sept-24

Scotland's universal free school meals for all primary pupils promise dropped Glasgow Live17:54 4-Sept-24

SNP drop crucial free school meal commitment Scottish Greens (Press Release)17:23 4-Sept-24

Programme for Government: FM abandons universal free school meal pledge The Scottish Herald17:18 4-Sept-24

Scottish Government appears to drop universal free school meal pledge Evening Standard16:23 4-Sept-24

John Swinney shelves commitment to free school meals for all Scotland primary pupils The Scotsman16:03 4-Sept-24

First Minister puts children first on government agenda BBC15:56 4-Sept-24

John Swinney dumps universal free school meals promise for primary school kids Daily Record15:30 4-Sept-24

Clock ticking for school meal service as union urges u-turn Runcorn & Widnes World, Cheshire15:29 4-Sept-24

Free school meals a lifeline for pupils in need Socialist Party14:36 4-Sept-24

The size of school meals given to children in Wales is being reviewed Wales Online13:25 4-Sept-24

Free school meals: information for local authorities and schools Welsh Government (Press Release)11:55 4-Sept-24

All Bedford school meals will be "hot, delicious, nutritious", urges council Bedford Times & Citizen11:31 4-Sept-24

This year’s Festival of the Mind in Sheffield promises live-coded techno, school meal memories and a psychoactive… Now Then10:38 4-Sept-24

Roll-out of free school meals in primary schools in Wales complete Government Business10:37 4-Sept-24

Council reassures parents all school meals will still be “delicious and nutritious” despite some seeking own contracts Bedford Independent10:14 4-Sept-24

Free school meals for all primary pupils in Wales Monmouthshire Beacon09:12 4-Sept-24

Free school meal rollout in Wales complete Cambrian News09:09 4-Sept-24

Roll-out of free school meals for all primary school children in Wales Wales 24707:11 4-Sept-24

Roll-out of free school meals for all primary school children in Wales completed Nation.Cymru07:09 4-Sept-24

Wales becomes first UK nation to offer free school meals to all primary pupils ITV06:37 4-Sept-24

Roll-out of free school meals for all primary school children in Wales complete Welsh Government (Press Release)23:12 3-Sept-24

Herts-led researchers launch food inequality research University of Hertfordshire17:04 3-Sept-24

Relief as ‘vital lifeline’ fund extended – but only for six months Leigh Journal15:12 3-Sept-24

In the last month

Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals The House of Commons Library blog21:47 2-Sept-24

'Vital lifeline' paying for free school meals in Greater Manchester extended - but only until… Manchester Evening News17:46 2-Sept-24

Haringey families can boost school funding by applying for Free School Meals Haringey Council (Press Release)16:46 2-Sept-24

Free School Meals: Get Help with School Costs Welsh Government (Press Release)14:40 2-Sept-24

Council shares back to school guide for families in Northumberland News13:53 2-Sept-24

The World We Want Esri05:22 31-Aug-24

Take the Stress Out of Back-to-School Meal-Planning with Customizable Family Plans from… CNET21:01 30-Aug-24

Secondary school meal prices in every part of Wales as term starts Wales Online17:51 30-Aug-24

Find out about free school meals Welsh Government (Press Release)15:27 30-Aug-24

Universal Primary Free School Meals (UPFSM) Welsh Government (Press Release)15:27 30-Aug-24

P.E.I. school food program expands menu Yahoo! UK & Ireland13:32 30-Aug-24

Loss of funding will hit families who depend on free school meal vouchers warns council leader Blackpool Gazette10:22 30-Aug-24

Every primary school child in Wales will get free school meals from next week Wales Online16:21 29-Aug-24

We asked people in the street for their Manx school dinner memories Isle of Man Today14:00 29-Aug-24

Martin Lewis' Mse issues 'urgent' warning to all parents claiming free school meals The Mirror09:35 29-Aug-24

'Look into free school meals & uniform grants ' - Local principal Newry Democrat09:31 29-Aug-24

North Lanarkshire parent slams cost of school meals as region most expensive in country Glasgow Live07:23 29-Aug-24

Warning as 'significant numbers' of Stoke-on-Trent children go hungry Stoke-On-Trent Live06:13 29-Aug-24

Over 1 in 4 teachers bring in food for starving pupils, poll finds Morning Star00:16 29-Aug-24

Swinney: Free prescriptions and tuition to remain despite 'hard choices' on spending The Scottish Herald15:41 28-Aug-24

Free school meal rules explained including exactly who can apply for help The Mirror10:51 27-Aug-24

Free prescriptions 'axed' under Scotland spending cuts as single department reveals £1.1bn… The Scotsman10:38 27-Aug-24

Cash boost means nearly 1,000 Dumfries and Galloway kids to get free school meals Daily Record08:13 27-Aug-24

Scotland and Wales have promised Free School Meals to all primary school children, why can’t… Left Foot Forward14:07 25-Aug-24

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