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Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 20 February 2025UIN 29474

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools (a) initially applied to be part of the universal primary school breakfast clubs pilot and (b) subsequently pulled out.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

The government is committed to offering a free breakfast club in every state-funded school with primary-aged pupils in England, beginning with the launch of an early adopter scheme in summer term 2025.

Schools were invited to express their interest in taking part by 20 December 2024. A list of participating schools will be published in due course.

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