Images of the inadequate lunch parcels – some of which included half a pepper wrapped in cling film, half a tomato and a carrot stub – circulated on social media yesterday.
Food parcels or vouchers are meant to be available to families eligible for free school meals while schools are closed to most pupils during the third lockdown.
One picture, which hit national headlines, claimed to show a £30 hamper containing only about £5 worth of food.
Children and Families minister, Vicky Ford said the photos were ‘completely unacceptable’ and do not reflect the high standard of free school meals they expect children to be sent.
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