Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:00 pm on 25 April 2018.
Parents of children disadvantaged by poverty in Islwyn will have heard with dismay of the Welsh Government's decision to scrap the school uniform grant for poor families. Last week, the First Minister failed to give assurances regarding funding and eligibility of your planned replacement scheme. So, Cabinet Secretary, can you confirm that there'll be no reduction in the amount of funding provided for school uniforms under your new scheme and that all year 7 pupils in receipt of free school meals will continue to be eligible for the school uniform grant also?