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P-05-1140 Revise the guidance for Free School Meals, removing the option for delivery of food parcels
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Meeting: 20/09/2021 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)
3 P-05-1140 Revise the guidance for Free School Meals, removing the option for delivery of food parcels
Supporting documents:
- Coversheet, item 3
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- Correspondence from the Minister for Education, 8 April 2021, item 3
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Minutes:
Jack Sargeant MS declared the following relevant interest
under Standing Order 17.24A:
He knows the petitioner
The Committee noted that whilst the petition raised an important issue, children have returned to school since April 2021. Members therefore agreed to write to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, asking that he note the issues raised in the petition as part of the review currently being conducted into the eligibility criteria of free school meals. In doing so the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner.
Meeting: 16/03/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 16/03/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 16/03/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
2 P-05-1140 Revise the guidance for Free School Meals, removing the option for delivery of food parcels
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2
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View as HTML (2/1) 9 KB
- 11.02.21 Correspondence – Minister for Education to the Chair, item 2
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- 08.03.21 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 2
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Minutes:
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to write back to the Minister for Education to ask her to consider
whether the guidance for local authorities can be updated to clearly specify
that they should operate a number of systems for the provision of free school
meals in parallel, including cash or voucher payments.