be much higher. how many were not on a temporal list, how many more got by, we will never know because of the policy we are seeing here. pete: important to highlight, what did we not catch, how many did we not catch? 15 in may, 50 for the year compared to 15 in total last year and that is just what we are catching. police in mexico in a border town not far from your district have found the pill pressing plant where they were using fentanyl to precedent pills, this is right across the border showing how this process is made that ended up with so far this year almost 7400 pounds of fentanyl ceased at the us border, well on pace to beat last year with a total of 10,500 was see used in a 12
as much means not only do schools not have as much money to spend on nutritious meals as much money to spend on nutritious meals on as much money to spend on nutritious meals on children in poverty, but also. meals on children in poverty, but also. there meals on children in poverty, but also, there are families now who didn t also, there are families now who didn t need also, there are families now who didn t need free school meals, who do. we didn t need free school meals, who do. i ve opened another department, the department for education, is looking the department for education, is looking at the department for education, is looking at this now. i can t believe they are looking at this now. i can t believe they are not. that is something we critically they are not. that is something we critically need to examine. how would you critically need to examine. how would you reframe critically need to examine. how would you reframe the - critically need to examin
children who are identified as living and property poverty, don t qualify for a free school meal. i am wondering why this hasn t been addressed right now. just meal. i am wondering why this hasn t been addressed right now. been addressed right now. just to be clear what that been addressed right now. just to be clear what that is, been addressed right now. just to be clear what that is, you been addressed right now. just to be clear what that is, you are been addressed right now. just to be clear what that is, you are saying - clear what that is, you are saying they are living in poverty but they are ineligible. are you clear how they are ineligible? what is keeping them outside the criteria that would automatically give them a free school meals. automatically give them a free school meals. the threshold to . uali school meals. the threshold to qualify for school meals. the threshold to qualify for a school meals. the threshold to qualify for a free school meals. the
government. at government. at £7,400 is way too low. and government. at £7,400 is way too low. and how challenging it is said to be pushing for this and asking for this at a time of huge financial problems in the middle of a cost of living crisis? what response are you getting when you speak directly to government? l getting when you speak directly to government? government? i think there are a number of government? i think there are a number of things government? i think there are a number of things that government? i think there are a number of things that make - government? i think there are a j number of things that make this difficult. number of things that make this difficult. you have got a treasury that has difficult. you have got a treasury that has an difficult. you have got a treasury that has an enormous amount of debt. not a that has an enormous amount of debt. not a lot that has an enormous amount of debt. not a lot of that has an enormous amount of
£14,000 in a household. in england, it is 7400. in scotland and wales, they are free already. so, that increase, the universal free school meals, and for people in universal credit, that is important. share meals, and for people in universal credit, that is important. credit, that is important. are you seeinr credit, that is important. are you seeing children credit, that is important. are you seeing children obviously - credit, that is important. are you seeing children obviously go - credit, that is important. are you - seeing children obviously go hungry? yes. we are seeing it increasingly. we are seeing young people with poor diet, having more time off school, poor dentition, i know one child thatis poor dentition, i know one child that is having 12 teeth taken out. that is a longer term issue, but it will not get any better with a poor diet and continuing lack of access to hot and nutritious meals. i just to hot and nutritious meals. i ust want to touch fl to hot and nutriti