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S5M-03264 Verity Smith and Anna Cunningham Donate Presents to Charity Martin, Gillian Motion
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S5M-03263 Congratulating Glasgow's Gary Maclean on Winning BBC Masterchef: The Professionals Greene, Jamie Motion
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S5M-03262 RIG Arts, Up the Broomy McMillan, Stuart Motion
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S5M-03261 Forth Valley Nurses Choir Performance in Parliament MacDonald, Angus Motion
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S5M-03256 Gairloch Community Car Scheme Mountain, Edward Motion
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S5M-03254 Local Nurse Receives Academic Award Mountain, Edward Motion
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S5M-03260 Primary School Teacher Braves the Shave for Cancer Charity Adamson, Clare Motion
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S5M-03255 McInnes Renewables Wins Rising Star Green Energy Award Mountain, Edward Motion
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S5M-03257 Two Lochs Radio Mountain, Edward Motion
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S5M-03259 The Scottish Nephrops Fishery Gibson, Kenneth Motion
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S5M-03258 Forth Valley Nurses Choir are the Stars of the Show Stewart, Alexander Motion
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S5M-03252 Remembering Donald Pack Greer, Ross Motion
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S5M-03249 Naomi Robertson-Murray Raises over £10,000 for Stand Up To Cancer Martin, Gillian Motion
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S5M-03253 Gairloch Heritage Museum Mountain, Edward Motion
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S5M-03251 Redcastle, New Scottish Craft Brewery Kerr, Liam Motion
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S5M-03243 Tesco Bank Supports River Kids Findlay, Neil Motion
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S5M-03242 Dobbies Garden Centre Raises Money for Cancer Charity Findlay, Neil Motion
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S5M-03248 End Homelessness and Poor Housing in Scotland Smith, Elaine Motion
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S5M-03245 Rosshall Academy and the Malawi Young Leaders of Learning Project Wells, Annie Motion
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S5M-03247 Balgavies Loch's New Footbridge Gougeon, Mairi Motion
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S5M-03246 Xtreme Karting, Larbert Retains 5-star Award Harris, Alison Motion
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S5M-03240 Bellsquarry Primary Schoolchildren Donate Clothing Findlay, Neil Motion
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S5M-03238 City Building’s Joint Trade Union Committee Help Safeguard Worker Employment Doris, Bob Motion
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S5M-03244 Knit and Natter Mitchell, Margaret Motion
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S5M-03241 Alechemy Signs New Deal Findlay, Neil Motion
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S5M-03239 Zeki Basan Walks the John Muir Way Corry, Maurice Motion
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S5M-03233 Designation of Lead Committee FitzPatrick, Joe Motion
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S5M-03029 Extending Maternity and Paternity Leave for Parents of Premature Babies Johnstone, Alison Motion
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S5M-02454 Ending the Illegal Puppy Trade Harper, Emma Motion
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S5M-03228 Dunnottar Castle Reaches 100,000th Visitor in 2016 Gougeon, Mairi Motion
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S5M-03225 Heritage Lottery Funding to Restore Dunkirk Little Ship Baillie, Jackie Motion
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S5M-03224 The Veterans Community: Employability, Skills and Training Corry, Maurice Motion
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S5M-03235 Glenrothes Cricket Club Gilruth, Jenny Motion
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S5M-03230 Inverclyde’s Scottish Entrepreneurs Fund Winners McMillan, Stuart Motion
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S5M-03223 Rabbi Lionel Blue, 1930 - 2016 Carlaw, Jackson Motion
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S5M-03226 Just Transition to a Low-carbon Economy Beamish, Claudia Motion
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S5M-03234 Congratulations to Fife Gingerbread Gilruth, Jenny Motion
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S5M-03232 Erin McDermott, SQA Pupil of the Year MacGregor, Fulton Motion
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S5M-03210 Pre-Christmas Boost from Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Chapman, Peter Motion
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S5M-03218 Eastwood Resident is the First Scot to Win the Queen's Young Leader Award Carlaw, Jackson Motion
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S5M-03219 Welcoming the Edinburgh City Centre West to East Cycle Link Johnstone, Alison Motion
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S5M-03217 Strontian Community Primary School, One Step Closer Cameron, Donald Motion
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S5M-03172.1 Marie Curie Report, Enough for Everyone Doris, Bob Motion
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Question

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S5W-05794 · Written Question · lodged by Briggs, Miles

Lodged on
19 Dec 2016
Heard / answered on
30 Dec 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many children in Edinburgh (a) are eligible for and (b) receive free school meals.

The answer

The eligibility criteria to qualify for free school meals is provided for in section 53 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. A summary of the criteria can be accessed from the Scottish Government website at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Education/Schools/HLivi/schoolmeals/FreeSchoolMeals. In addition, on 5 January 2015, free school meals were extended to all primary 1 to 3 children in local authority schools across Scotland to help ensure every child has the best possible start in life and gets every chance to succeed at school. The policy has had a huge uptake with latest figures showing that over 134,500 primary 1 to 3 children (81.7%) across Scotland now taking a nutritious free school lunch, saving families around £380 a year for each eligible child.
Local authorities must promote the uptake of free school meals amongst those currently eligible. Data on the numbers of children eligible for free school meals (outwith P1-3) is not held centrally.
The latest statistics on free school meals were published on 22 June 2016 in the Scottish Government Statistics Publication - Summary statistics for attainment, leaver destinations and healthy living, No. 6: 2016 Edition. Tables 7, 13 and 19 in the supplementary tables outline the number of children and young people in primary, secondary and special schools, respectively, registered and taking free school meals on census day by local authority level. The supplementary data tables can be accessed at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/MealsSD/mealspesd/mealspesd2016.

Answered by John Swinney on 30 Dec 2016.