Free School Meals – Stuart McMillan MSP

SNP Government to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to every primary school pupil

The SNP have pledged to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to every primary school pupil if returned to government. Both breakfast and lunches will be made available all year round, ending the holiday gap that left too many children hungry, and increasing the saving to families to an estimated £650 per year per child. […]

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SNP announce free school meals for all primary school pupils

“PROGRESSIVE VISION TO TACKLE POVERTY IN THE FACE OF TORY CUTS” SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed the announcement that every primary school pupil in Inverclyde will be eligible for free school meals, all year around, if the SNP is re-elected in May. Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, set out this latest step in the […]

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Over 3,300 children in Inverclyde to benefit as free school meals extended

SNP GOVERNMENT PROVIDING £10 MILLION FOR SCHOOL MEALS OVER HOLIDAYS A total of 3,393 children across Inverclyde will benefit from extra funding to extend free school meals over the Christmas and Easter holidays. Funding worth £10 million has been made available by the SNP Government so that councils can continue providing free school meals through […]

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McMillan Welcomes £294,000 Additional Financial Support for School Meals in Inverclyde

Children in Inverclyde eligible for free school meals will be among those who continue to be supported over the summer through a package of £27.6 million of additional funding from the Scottish Government. Inverclyde Council will receive £294,000 funding from the SNP government to support the continued provision of free school meals during the summer […]

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More money for Inverclyde schools and nurseries as SNP boost education spending

NEW FIGURES SHOW HALF A BILLION IN EXTRA SPENDING LAST YEAR Stuart McMillan MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde has welcomed new figures showing spending on education in Inverclyde rose by £9,216,000 last year. The figures show councils spent £547 million more on education in 2019-20 than the previous year – a real terms spending increase […]

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McMillan welcomes food funding for Inverclyde families

SNP MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed confirmation Inverclyde families unable to access food due to coronavirus will get support from the Scottish Government. Local authorities are sharing £30 million of new investment from the Scottish Government Food fund to support those struggling. Inverclyde have been allocated £565,000 from the fund. The funding is one part […]

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4,116 Children Eligible for Free School Meals in Inverclyde

With pupils across the country preparing to go back to school, 4,116 pupils in Inverclyde will be eligible for free school meals this year. Throughout Scotland, over 250,000 pupils will be eligible for free school lunches – a figure that has doubled in the last three years. Thanks to an SNP Government initiative in 2015, […]