Child Poverty

Part of 3. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 12 November 2019.

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Photo of Mike Hedges Mike Hedges Labour 2:21, 12 November 2019

Thank you for that answer, First Minister. Every summer, children go hungry. many parents lose 10 free meals per child per week when schools are closed. I would commend the work of my colleague Carolyn Harris, who fed well over 5,000 children during the summer in Swansea East, but that certainly was not getting to all those who were losing out on the free food. Will the First Minister cost a continuation of free school breakfasts across the summer holiday, and then look to fund it? This would be probably the best way of dealing with child poverty in Wales.