Free School Meals

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:43 pm on 26 January 2022.

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Photo of Peredur Owen Griffiths Peredur Owen Griffiths Plaid Cymru 2:43, 26 January 2022

Diolch, Weinidog. One of the main parts of the co-operation agreement was the free-school-meals policy, which will benefit so many families. I'm proud that Plaid Cymru has helped to bring this to fruition from September of this year. This policy has major and positive implications for local supply chains and combating child poverty. It will also entail a capital cost to ensure that all primary schools can accommodate the extra demand of preparing and serving additional school meals. Minister, are you able to confirm that the capital funds are in place to equip school canteens, and that everything is on track to facilitate this flagship policy of the co-operation agreement?