| School meals part 2 13:17 - Jan 13 with 617 views | Basuco |
Sir Keir just read out the government guidance for free school meals to the PM, current guidance published by the department for education is exactly the same as Chartwells provided. Government policy and recommendation is being carried out by Chartwells, why is this now deemed unacceptable by the same government that drew up the requirements for the meals in the first place? |  | | |  |
| School meals part 2 on 13:19 - Jan 13 with 603 views | DanTheMan |
I watched and enjoyed that bit because, once again, the question was allowed to be ignored whilst Boris Johnson went on a rant about previous Labour governments.
Eventually it was stopped but he'd already basically finished. |  |
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| School meals part 2 on 13:25 - Jan 13 with 565 views | StokieBlue |
It's not exactly the same but it's pretty close. Doesn't really leave the government anywhere to go except to admit it's clearly rubbish and to amend the advice. It's appalling and has to change immediately.
As an aside I saw a headteacher saying that in the last lockdown they actually bought the food themselves from a supermarket and they got far more food of better quality for a lot less than they have to pay the suppliers normally.
The whole thing is totally repugnant. Companies are basically stealing a living based on ensuring that kids have the least possible food both in quantity and quality allowed.
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| School meals part 2 on 13:26 - Jan 13 with 555 views | TJS |
I don't know why these meals could not have been provided as an additional benefits payment or cash voucher. |  | | |
| School meals part 2 on 13:30 - Jan 13 with 544 views | StokieBlue |
| School meals part 2 on 13:26 - Jan 13 by TJS |
I don't know why these meals could not have been provided as an additional benefits payment or cash voucher. |
Apparently one reason is that schools have existing contracts with meal suppliers which they have to pay regardless of whether the kids are in school and thus they have just continued with those. If there are meal vouchers they have to pay twice.
At least this will highlight how broken the school meals system really is.
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| School meals part 2 on 13:35 - Jan 13 with 528 views | factual_blue |
Because the Minister involved would have first specified the price he was willing to pay per meal rather than specify what he wanted each meal to comprise.
gavin williamson is 94. |  |
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