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Dear Prime Minister,
Child hunger is an epidemic in our schools.
Last year, over 4.5 million children experienced food insecurity - not having access to nutritious and balanced meals, or even having to skip meals entirely.
One in five schools in England is now running a food hub or pantry to support pupils and their families.
We are writing to urge you to extend Free School Meal provision to every primary school child in England.
Free School Meals for every primary school child will put money back in parents’ pockets. That’s money they can use to pay for other essentials for their children, from heating and food at home to hobbies and after-school clubs.
Teachers and support staff see the difference a hot, healthy school dinner makes. When children are hungry, they can’t learn. It’s hard for them to concentrate and harder for them to reach their potential. Free School Meals for all would mean every child can succeed.
For the first three years of school, every child in England gets a hot school dinner – and no child under seven wants for food while they're at school.
But from Year 3 on, millions of children as young as 7 miss out on a healthy meal at school.
The call to extend Free School Meals for All is loud and growing. Over 350 organisations across civil society — including public health experts, trade unions, faith leaders and public figures — agree that a good education stretches from the classroom to the canteen.
Wales was the first nation in the UK to deliver Free School Meals for All. Scotland has rolled this out for pupils up to age 10. London has extended this for every child in primary school for good.
It is time for England to catch up.
Already, we’re seeing the benefits of hot school dinners on primary school pupils in London. The scheme has led to improvements in pupils’ reading skills and health.
Free School Meals for All will ensure all children can flourish and no child is left behind.
Prime Minister, will you commit to extending Free School Meals to every child in primary school in this Parliament?
Yours sincerely,
Paula Barker
Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree
Apsana Begum
Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse
Hilary Benn
Labour MP for Leeds South
Clive Betts
Labour MP for Sheffield South East
Olivia Blake
Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam
Richard Burgon
Labour MP for Leeds East
Ian Byrne
Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby
Dan Carden
Labour MP for Liverpool Walton
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour MP for Poole
Brian Leishman
Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth
Sarah Champion
Labour MP for Rotheram
Andrew Cooper
Labour MP for Mid Cheshire
Beccy Cooper
Labour MP for Worthing West
Marsha De Cordova
Labour MP for Battersea
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour MP for the City of Durham
Barry Gardiner
Labour MP for Brent West
Sharon Hodgson
Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South
Kim Johnson
Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside
Diana Johnson
Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Darren Jones
Labour MP for Bristol North West
Ian Lavery
Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington
Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour MP for South Shields
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Labour MP for Salford
Andy McDonald
Labour MP for Thornaby East
John McDonnell
Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington
Abtisam Mohamed
Labour MP for Sheffield Central
Grahame Morris
Labour MP for Easington
Connor Naismith
Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich
Charlotte Nichols
Labour MP for Warrington North
Simon Opher
Labour MP for Stroud
Kate Osborne
Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour MP for Bolton South East and Walkden
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill
Cat Smith
Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre
Stephen Timms
Labour MP for East Ham
Jon Trickett
Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth
Derek Twigg
Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood
Nadia Whittome
Labour MP for Nottingham East
Steve Witherden
Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Mohammad Yasin
Labour MP for Bedford
Baroness Hilary Armstrong
Labour Peer
Baroness Christine Blower
Labour Peer
Baron Paul Boateng
Labour Peer
Baron David Clark
Labour Peer
Baroness Christine Crawley
Labour Peer
Baron Bryn Davies
Labour Peer
Baron Leslie Griffiths
Labour Peer
Baronness Ruth Lister
Labour Peer
Lord Paul Murphy
Labour Peer
Baron Peter Snape
Labour Peer
Baron Prem Sikka
Labour Peer
Baron Michael Watson
Labour Peer
Kate Osamor
Labour and Co-operative MP for Edmonton
Rachael Maskell
Labour and Co-operative MP for York Central
Siân Berry
Green MP for Brighton Pavilion
Ellie Chowns
Green MP for North Herefordshire
Carla Denyer
Green MP for Bristol Central
Adrian Ramsay
Green MP for Waveney Valley
Hannah Spencer
Green MP for Gorton and Denton
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil
Sir Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton
Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford
Tom Gordon
Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat MP for Bath
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh
Paul Kohler
Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat MP for Epsom and Ewell
Layla Moran
Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon
Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat MP for Maidenhead
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat MP for Frome and East Somerset
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat MP for Newton Abbot
Diane Abbott
Independent MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Shockat Adam
Independent MP for Leicester South
Rosie Duffield
Independent MP for Canterbury
Alex Easton
Independent MP for North Down
Ayoub Khan
Independent MP for Birmingham Perry Barr
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley
Baroness Manzila Uddin
Independent Peer
Zarah Sultana
Your Party MP for Coventry South
Paula Barker
Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree
Apsana Begum
Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse
Hilary Benn
Labour MP for Leeds South
Clive Betts
Labour MP for Sheffield South East
Olivia Blake
Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam
Richard Burgon
Labour MP for Leeds East
Ian Byrne
Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby
Dan Carden
Labour MP for Liverpool Walton
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour MP for Poole
Brian Leishman
Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth
Sarah Champion
Labour MP for Rotheram
Andrew Cooper
Labour MP for Mid Cheshire
Beccy Cooper
Labour MP for Worthing West
Marsha De Cordova
Labour MP for Battersea
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour MP for the City of Durham
Barry Gardiner
Labour MP for Brent West
Sharon Hodgson
Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South
Kim Johnson
Labour MP for Liverpool Riverside
Diana Johnson
Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Darren Jones
Labour MP for Bristol North West
Ian Lavery
Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington
Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour MP for South Shields
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Labour MP for Salford
Andy McDonald
Labour MP for Thornaby East
John McDonnell
Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington
Abtisam Mohamed
Labour MP for Sheffield Central
Grahame Morris
Labour MP for Easington
Connor Naismith
Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich
Charlotte Nichols
Labour MP for Warrington North
Simon Opher
Labour MP for Stroud
Kate Osborne
Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour MP for Bolton South East and Walkden
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill
Cat Smith
Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre
Stephen Timms
Labour MP for East Ham
Jon Trickett
Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth
Derek Twigg
Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood
Nadia Whittome
Labour MP for Nottingham East
Steve Witherden
Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Mohammad Yasin
Labour MP for Bedford
Baroness Hilary Armstrong
Labour Peer
Baroness Christine Blower
Labour Peer
Baron Paul Boateng
Labour Peer
Baron David Clark
Labour Peer
Baroness Christine Crawley
Labour Peer
Baron Bryn Davies
Labour Peer
Baron Leslie Griffiths
Labour Peer
Baronness Ruth Lister
Labour Peer
Lord Paul Murphy
Labour Peer
Baron Peter Snape
Labour Peer
Baron Prem Sikka
Labour Peer
Baron Michael Watson
Labour Peer
Kate Osamor
Labour and Co-operative MP for Edmonton
Rachael Maskell
Labour and Co-operative MP for York Central
Siân Berry
Green MP for Brighton Pavilion
Ellie Chowns
Green MP for North Herefordshire
Carla Denyer
Green MP for Bristol Central
Adrian Ramsay
Green MP for Waveney Valley
Hannah Spencer
Green MP for Gorton and Denton
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Wellington
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil
Sir Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton
Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford
Tom Gordon
Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat MP for Bath
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh
Paul Kohler
Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat MP for Epsom and Ewell
Layla Moran
Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dunbartonshire
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon
Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat MP for Maidenhead
Ian Roome
Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat MP for Frome and East Somerset
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat MP for Newton Abbot
Diane Abbott
Independent MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Shockat Adam
Independent MP for Leicester South
Rosie Duffield
Independent MP for Canterbury
Alex Easton
Independent MP for North Down
Ayoub Khan
Independent MP for Birmingham Perry Barr
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley
Baroness Manzila Uddin
Independent Peer
Zarah Sultana
Your Party MP for Coventry South
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