Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
Conservative’s answer: YesUnder the Tory plan, children will get free school meals if their parents are on Universal Credit and earning less than £7,400-a-year from...Source
Liberal Democrat’s political stances on free school meals
Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
Liberal Democrat’s answer: YesClegg said scrapping the lunches, which will be replaced by free breakfasts, could mean thousands of pupils no longer receive a single portion of fruit or vegetables on a daily...Source
Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
Green’s answer: YesProviding free, healthy school lunches is the common sense solution to tackling so many of the problems facing our children and their parents today. When it comes to childhood obesity, spiralling food costs or the gap in life expectancy between rich and poor areas, policies like this will go a long way to ensure a healthier, happier and fairer society.Source
Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
UKIP’s answer: YesA UKIP candidate has told voters in Wakefield to vote Labour because of the Tories' "heartless" plans to scrap free school dinners.
Lewis Thompson, UKIP’s candidate in the neighbouring Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency urged the party’s supporters in Wakefield to back Labour's Mary Creagh.Source
Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
Plaid Cymru’s answer: Yes, but only if they meet high nutritional standardsPlaid Cymru, the Party of Wales believes that the lack of childcare is one of the biggest barriers to employment and we are determined to provide affordable and high-quality childcare for every family in Wales. We are committed to the Foundation Phase – which emphasises learning through play, and we call for a study into the feasibility of providing every infant school child in Wales with free school meals as there is a clear link between poor diet and educational attainmentSource
Libertarian’s political stances on free school meals
Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
British National’s answer: Yes, but only if they meet high nutritional standardsApparently there are no plans for scrapping the eligibility of the children of those claiming Job Seekers' Allowances for free school meals, although this would be subject to...Source
Sinn Féin’s political stances on free school meals
Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?statsdiscuss
Sinn Féin’s answer: Yes, but only if they meet high nutritional standardsSinn Féin Education spokesperson Chris Hazzard has called for free school meals to be extended for all children attending...Source
Social Democratic’s political stances on free school meals