Rejected petition To reconsider allowing children to be able to have free school meals

To have another vote and allow for children to receive a free school meal every day during the holidays, especially if their parents aren’t able to buy them food

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If a parent is unable to feed their child because they haven’t got enough money to do so, then the children should be allowed during holidays to have a free school meal so that they aren’t going hungry. Allowing this would also take pressure off parents as they would be reassured that their child will at least be getting a hot meal everyday during the holidays.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555727

Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555723

End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276

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Date submitted 23 October 2020
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