Free School Meals

More than 100 MPs from various parties have introduced a bill to Parliament to compel local authorities to automatically register all children who are eligible, for free school meals. To set the ball rolling, the new Birmingham City Council leader, John Clancy, has pledged to set up a Free School Meals Trust to begin the process of making Birmingham a ‘free school meals city.’ It would be an incremental roll out, school by school, as funding is secured. He said the Free School Meals Trust would attract funding and sponsorship from businesses and charities to speed up the process. He hopes the trust will appeal for support from businesses, such as Asda and Primark, as part of their commitments to corporate social responsibility.