School breakfast

Early day motion 1484, tabled 10 February 2021 by Emma Lewell (Labour). Signed by 50 members.

That this House notes that school breakfasts tackle classroom hunger and improve children’s energy, behaviour, and concentration, leading to improved academic attainment; further notes that improved attainment enables children to leave school ready to secure highly paid work, contributing to economic growth; notes that the Government’s current National Breakfast Programme is reaching 650 schools and and the proposed School Breakfast Bill would reach 8700; and calls on the Government to accept the fully costed proposals prepared for the School Breakfast Bill before the National School Breakfast Programme ceases in July 2021.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 6, Labour/Co-operative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.