Petition · past parliament

DO NOT LET THIS INHUMANE GOVERNMENT ABOLISH FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR CHILDREN

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I was a child who received free school meals, without that meal I wouldn’t have eaten.

Millions of families in the UK are already forced to access food banks so that their child/children can have dinner, let alone a lunch meal too.
A majority of MPs who have voted for this have claimed back their Zone 1 lunches and alcohol on expenses. They are the wealthiest people. Why are they getting free meals and refusing a child of these rights?

Millions of children are already suffering mental health issues from such a young age, and the behaviour of this government is contributing to this. It’s cruel, it’s inhumane & needs be to brought to attention.

The children are our future and we should be doing what we can to stop this.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

17 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Mar 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.