Submitted on Wednesday 20th December 2023
Rejected on Thursday 4th January 2024
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Introduce a minimum portion size for school meals
In the age of rising poverty that has seen 2 million children become eligible for Free School Meals, it must be a priority for the government to take action to ensure that all children are given sufficient meals at school. Some caterers don't provide this and so there must be a minimum portion size.
Catering companies are collectively providing insufficient amounts of food for students, particularly those in state schools. The government has the authority to intervene and so can implement a minimum caloric level for portions provided to all students in education from 4-18 years, this could also involve "healthy" calories, to help fight the obesity crisis. Students receiving sufficient meals are able to perform better academically, to improve the future we need good meals in the present.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Department for Education already has standards around free school meal portions:
The standards require that school lunches always include one or more portions of fruit and vegetables every day, one or more portions of starchy food, such as bread or pasta every day, a portion of food containing milk or dairy every day, and a portion of meat or poultry on 3 or more days each week 2.
We could accept a petition calling for these to be changed, but it would need to be clear what changes you want.
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