Readers letters
School meals being dished up
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Don t remove free school meals
Cllr Quintin Peppiatt, ex-cabinet member for children’s services, writes:
I am writing to you about the proposal by the mayor of Newham in her proposed budget to remove free schools meals from primary school children.
I led in introducing the free school meals scheme over 12 years ago. Free school meals happened because we saw the struggles of low-income families.
A study by the University of Essex has shown the scheme has led to a fall in obesity rates as they are much better for children than packed lunches. It also saves low income families with two children over £700 a year.