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AQW 23461/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to increase the household income threshold criterion for entitlement to free school meals and uniform grants ahead of the 2025-26 academic year.
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| 26/02/2025 |
Answered on 04/03/2025
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AQW 20824/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage of school students in the Newry and Armagh constituency eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) primary school (ii) post-primary school.
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| 17/01/2025 |
Answered on 23/01/2025
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AQW 20729/22-27
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Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children in North Down that received free school meals (i) during the 2023-24 academic year; and (ii) between September 2024 and December 2024.
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| 16/01/2025 |
Answered on 21/01/2025
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AQW 19530/22-27
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Mr Colin Crawford
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the actions his Department is taking to ensure that every child, who is entitled to free schools meals, is receiving a hot nutritious meal while at school.
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| 06/12/2024 |
Answered on 17/12/2024
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AQW 19110/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education why he did not include reinstating holiday hunger payments as an option for consideration in the Department's consultation on the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 02/12/2024 |
Answered on 10/12/2024
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AQW 19108/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education, further to the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants, whether he will also review the current quantum of uniform grant payments.
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| 02/12/2024 |
Answered on 06/12/2024
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AQW 18701/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of students claiming Free School Meals in each of the last three years.
[Priority Written]
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| 25/11/2024 |
Answered on 28/11/2024
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AQW 18329/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education when he will publish the review for eligibility for Free School Meals and school uniform grant.
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| 18/11/2024 |
Answered on 02/12/2024
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AQW 16798/22-27
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Mr Danny Baker
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 16/10/2024 |
Answered on 23/10/2024
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AQW 15934/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the additional estimated cost and capacity implications for introducing Free School Meals across Northern Ireland.
[Priority Written]
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| 30/09/2024 |
Answered on 03/10/2024
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AQW 15796/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants, in each of the last three years.
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| 26/09/2024 |
Answered on 11/10/2024
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AQW 15174/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education for an update on initiatives to streamline and simplify the application process for free school meals.
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| 17/09/2024 |
Answered on 30/09/2024
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AQW 13973/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the number of successful free school meals and uniform grants applicants who are (i) self-employed; and (ii) single parents, in each of the last three years.
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| 28/06/2024 |
Answered on 08/07/2024
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AQO 659/22-27
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Mr Gerry Kelly
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education when his Department will publish the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 13/06/2024 |
Answered on 26/06/2024
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AQW 13821/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants for 2024-25, broken down by local council area.
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| 25/06/2024 |
Answered on 10/07/2024
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AQW 13276/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any impact assessment carried out prior to the raising of the free-school meals threshold from £14,000 a year to £15,000 a year; and (ii) the number of families eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years.
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| 12/06/2024 |
Answered on 18/06/2024
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AQW 11329/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans he has to streamline the free school meal application process for parents of Special Educational Needs (SEN) children with specialised diets, given the requirement to complete a form to request a paper form while all other non-SEN free school meal applications can be completed online.
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| 03/05/2024 |
Answered on 16/05/2024
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AQW 11313/22-27
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Mr Alex Easton
(IND - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children entitled to free school meals in Northern Ireland.
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| 03/05/2024 |
Answered on 09/05/2024
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AQW 10427/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education when he will provide an update on the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 25/04/2024
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AQW 10416/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Education to provide a timeline for the publication of a review of the Free School Meals and Uniform Grants provision.
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| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 25/04/2024
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