This is in response to speculation that the Government is to axe the flagship Liberal Democrat policy which means that since September last year all children aged four- to-seven have been provided with a free school dinner.
The two petitions, which call on the Government to back the UIFSM scheme, argue that free school meals make a real difference to children, particularly those from families who cannot afford to provide a nutritious dinner.
Nursery World reported earlier in the month that UIFSM could be scrapped in the Autumn Spending Review (25 November) amid claims the scheme’s funding is ‘eating into the core education budget’.
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