Petition · past parliament
Re-discuss extending free school meal plan for school children until Easter 2021
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Today, the government voted NOT to extend the free school meal plan to help feed the poorest children in the U.K.
For many children, school meals can be the only meal they get that day. Yet our MP’s have their lunches subsidies by the taxpayer.
COVID-19 has had a detrimental effect on our lives.
For many children, school meals can be the only meal they get that day. Yet our MP’s have their lunches subsidies by the taxpayer.
COVID-19 has had a detrimental effect on our lives.
More and more people in the U.K. will lose their jobs and in turn, be unable to feed their families.
14% of adults living with children have reported moderate to severe food insecurity in the past 6 months, an increase from 11.5% pre-COVID. Between March and August, 673,000 people in the U.K. became unemployed. This will only get worse as the pandemic continues. We need to make sure this is implemented without hesitation to prevent further food poverty in the U.K.
END FOOD POVERTY NOW!
14% of adults living with children have reported moderate to severe food insecurity in the past 6 months, an increase from 11.5% pre-COVID. Between March and August, 673,000 people in the U.K. became unemployed. This will only get worse as the pandemic continues. We need to make sure this is implemented without hesitation to prevent further food poverty in the U.K.
END FOOD POVERTY NOW!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021: Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021
Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year: Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year.
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry: End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021: Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021
Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year: Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year.
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry: End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Timeline
| 22 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Oct 2020
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