AQW 52810/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 23/09/2026
Answered On Date: 02/10/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department issues any guidance on nutrition for food provided in secondary schools.

Answer:

Nutritional standards for school lunches and other food in schools apply in all grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland. These standards can be found in section 3 of the implantation guides that are available on the Department’s website - https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/publications/nutritional-standards-guidance.