7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Free school meals

Part of the debate – in the Senedd on 16 December 2020.

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(Translated)

Amendment 2—Darren Millar

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To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the existing eligibility criteria for free school meals in Wales.

2. Recognises the financial hardship faced by families across Wales as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges that this has posed for parents and guardians, and its impact on the demand for free school meals.

3. Welcomes the role that free school meals have in improving health and nutrition.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to amend the eligibility criteria for free school meals to extend provision to:

a) learners in further education; and

b) families without an income and who are not immediately able to claim public funds.