In March 2020 the average cost of a school lunch was £2.24; this rose to £2.32 in May 2022 and increased again to £2.40 only three months ago.
The intervention follows a decision made by Cumbria Council in December to provide an extra £1.5m to local schools to help them to provide nutritious food to pupils. The letter calls for:
The library, which has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is a catalogue of all the key initiatives aimed at improving children’s nutrition since 1879. In the late 1940s, both free school meal
Oliver brought up this issue on BBC Radio 4, saying: "If you look at the money raised from the sugary drinks tax, it's not far off what's needed [to fund the expansion of free school meals].
He promised to strengthen the social contract with the people of Scotland and pledged to do everything possible to shield families from the welfare cuts and austerity policies of the UK Government.
She said her Free School Meals for All Bill would tackle this injustice.
The Natasha Clinical Trial is a £2.8m oral immunotherapy trial focusing on children and young people with milk and peanut allergies.
Starting in January, the council will fund school lunches for all Key Stage 2 children (Years 3 – 6) who attend a Westminster primary school.
The #FeedTheFuture campaign has been created in partnership with organisations including School Food Matters, Bite Back 2030,
The Annual School Lunch was attended by key industry figures including Andy Kemp, Judith Gregory, Derek Wright and former LACA chairs Michael Hales and Stephen Forster.