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Breakfast Clubs: Northern Ireland

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 May 2025UIN 48911

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the roll out of free breakfast clubs in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

Education is a devolved matter and any decision to require breakfast clubs in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Executive.

I have met with Paul Givan, Minister of Education for Northern Ireland. My hon. Friend, the Minister for School Standards meets with the devolved nations through the Child Poverty Taskforce, which she co-chairs with my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Employment. Officials from across the devolved nations also meet regularly regarding school food, including breakfast clubs.

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