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Breakfast Clubs

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 31 January 2025UIN 26500

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual cost of providing free breakfast clubs in every primary school will be.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The department will fund schools to provide the new breakfast clubs.

The department published its funding methodology alongside guidance for early adopters on 16 January, and it has worked closely with schools on these rates to ensure they were sufficient for the ask.

Funding for national rollout is subject to the next spending review.

Funding rates for schools as part of the national roll out will be informed by learning from early adopters.

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