As detailed in the letter, providing breakfast for schoolchildren has been shown to improve academic outcomes and every £1 spent can generate £50 in long term economic benefits. In October 2020, Emma-Lewell Buck MP presented the School Breakfast Bill to Parliament and it passed its first reading. However, due to Covid-19 disrupting Parliament it is unlikely the bill will now pass.
Breakfast might be called the most important meal of the day, but it is just one of several opportunities to improve our children’s health through school. That’s why we are also asking the Government to undertake a full review of school food policy across the UK.
Read our letter below