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Government Policy On Extended Free School Meal Eligibility

EDM number 298 in 2010-12, proposed by David Anderson on 23/06/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Incomes and poverty and Schools.

That this House shares the concern of several education unions, the Child Poverty Action Group, health groups and prominent academics about the Government's decision not to proceed with the extension of free school meal eligibility to an estimated half a million primary school children from low income working families, which would cost parents returning to work over £300 per child; notes that the recent Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post-2010 highlighted the disadvantages faced by those from the lowest socio-economic groups and the importance of giving every child the best start in life; believes that ensuring that all primary school children living in poverty receive a healthy school meal would make a considerable contribution to reducing both education and health inequalities, given that almost one-third of children are overweight or obese by the time they reach the end of primary school; further believes that healthier school meals have been shown to improve classroom behaviour, helping to improve academic performance and attainment; and urges the Government to review this decision as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review process.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Anderson23/06/2010BlaydonLabourProposed
Mark Durkan23/06/2010FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jeremy Corbyn23/06/2010Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Catherine McKinnell24/06/2010Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSeconded
Kate Green24/06/2010Stretford and UrmstonLabourSeconded
Julie Elliott24/06/2010Sunderland CentralLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin24/06/2010Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Alan Meale28/06/2010MansfieldLabourSigned
Ian Mearns28/06/2010GatesheadLabourSigned
Graham Jones28/06/2010HyndburnLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff28/06/2010Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Vernon Coaker28/06/2010GedlingLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson28/06/2010Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins28/06/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe29/06/2010Bradford SouthLabourSigned
Tom Blenkinsop29/06/2010Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabourSigned
Luciana Berger29/06/2010Liverpool, WavertreeLabourSigned
Stephen Williams29/06/2010Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn29/06/2010Newport WestLabourSigned
John McDonnell29/06/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell29/06/2010Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
William McCrea29/06/2010South AntrimDUPSigned
Gordon Marsden29/06/2010Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Margaret Ritchie29/06/2010South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Martin Caton29/06/2010GowerLabourSigned
Eric Illsley30/06/2010Barnsley CentralLabourWithdrawn
David Simpson30/06/2010Upper BannDUPSigned
Tony Cunningham30/06/2010WorkingtonLabourSigned
Katy Clark30/06/2010North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Steve Rotheram30/06/2010Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Simon Danczuk30/06/2010RochdaleLabourSigned
Jon Trickett01/07/2010HemsworthLabourWithdrawn
Mark Lazarowicz01/07/2010Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
David Heyes05/07/2010Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Chris Evans05/07/2010IslwynLabourSigned
Mike Gapes07/07/2010Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Robert Flello07/07/2010Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
Ian Lavery07/07/2010WansbeckLabourSigned
David Crausby08/07/2010Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma08/07/2010Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Lady Hermon12/07/2010North DownIndependentSigned
Linda Riordan12/07/2010HalifaxLabourSigned
Chuka Umunna12/07/2010StreathamLabourSigned

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