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FAMILIES who received substandard free school meals packages should raise it with their local council, the leader of Basingstoke Liberal Democrats has said. The prime minister Boris Johnson has launched a full review of the supply chain after concerns were raised about the quality of the parcels given to struggling families around the country. In Basingstoke, the majority of parents reported positive experiences but that hasn t been the case for everyone. The standards vary depending on which private firm has been awarded the contract to provide free school meals in that authority area. Elaine Stacey, 41, from Reading, was given a food parcel “worth £3” containing a loaf of bread, weighed-out pasta in a sandwich bag, three jelly pots and a jar of Dolmio sauce to feed her 17-year-old son for one week.