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Free School Meals

Proceeding contribution from Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 21 October 2020. It occurred during Opposition day on Free School Meals.

I was not going to make that point, but it was actually another example of a policy that you guys definitely did oppose, and which we managed to persuade you to do. But that is not my point.

My point is about support for children, particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds, when it comes to their learning. It is clear that young people who have no access to learning technology at home fall further behind than those who do have access to wi-fi, laptops and larger screens. There are 2,300 children living in poverty—below the poverty line—in my constituency, yet only 116 PCs were delivered to support them. Should not the Secretary of State look at that provision again, so that people from poorer backgrounds do not fall further behind at school?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
682 c1137 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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