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PE1926: Expand universal free school meals for all nursery, primary and secondary school pupils

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to expand universal free school meals provision for all nursery, primary and secondary school pupils.

Petitioner: Alison Dowling

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 08 February 2022

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe Briefing (160.2KB, pdf) (160KB, pdf) posted 08 March 2022


Committee Meetings

20 April 2022: The Committee agreed to write to Child Poverty Action Group, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, COSLA, Community Food and Health Scotland and The Trussell Trust. It also agreed to write to the Scottish Government. 

Official Report of Meeting 20 April 2022

28 September 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. 

Official Report of Meeting 28 September 2022

22 February 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.  

Official Report of Meeting 22 February 2023

28 June 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and COSLA.

Official Report of Meeting 28 June 2023

17 April 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. 

Official Report of Meeting 17 April 2024


Written Submissions

PE1926/A: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 23 February 2022 (, ) (, ) posted 25 February 2022

PE1926/B: COSLA submission of 19 May 2022   (153KB, pdf) (153KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2022

PE1926/C: Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland submission of 6 June 2022   (205KB, pdf) (205KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2022

PE1926/D: Public Health Scotland submission of 6 June 2022   (174.2KB, pdf) (174KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2022

PE1926/E:Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 21 June 2022   (154.8KB, pdf) (155KB, pdf) posted 30 June 2022

PE1926/F:Child Poverty Action Group submission of 4 August 2022  (273.1KB, pdf) (273KB, pdf) posted 18 August 2022

PE1926/G: Trussell Trust submission of 12 August 2022   (147.2KB, pdf) (147KB, pdf) posted 18 August 2022

PE1926/H: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 26 October 2022 (98.4KB, pdf) (98KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2022

PE1926/I: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 18 April 2023  (45KB, pdf) posted 19 April 2023

PE1926/J: COSLA submission of 8 August 2023 (97KB, pdf) posted 28 August 2023

PE926/K: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 21 August 2023  (92KB, pdf) posted 28 August 2023

PE1926/L: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills written submission, 28 May 2024 (64KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2024