Labour consider ending free school meals for infants

Bridget Phillipson has also offered a funds for free times in schools, as well as dance, music and physical education schemes as part of possible savings.

The controversial proposals are part of a package of measures presented by Phillipson while the Treasury is prepared for the review of expenses on Wednesday, with the reports that Foreign Minister Rachel Reeves will announce £ 1.5 billion in cuts to the Civil Service budget.

According to Times, Phillipson has suggested that the budget of schools be reduced as £ 64 billion in around 500 million in savings and efficiencies.

The Turing scheme has also been offered, which pays education suppliers throughout the United Kingdom to support students who seek to study abroad.

Other expenses identified at the lower 20% of the lowest value for money included free school meals for babies in England.

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The program is currently universal, which means that all children at reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are eligible.

Government sources said Phillipson had suggested to make the media proven instead, since free school meals for older children are already.

Education is transmitted in Scotland: all elementary students one to five receive free school foods, as well as those of P6 and P7 that receive the payment of Scottish children.

Other suggestions of Phillipson included ending the provision of free period products for girls and women in schools, arrest the Junior Isa for children under care and put an end to the subsidy that provides some parents wrapped child care.

Bridget Phillipson Experts told The Times that some of the measures had presented themselves as possible cuts because they would be too difficult to get rid of us.

A treasure source said: “We were anticipating that there would be some games. But the review of expenses remains vital to control public finances.”

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A spokesman for the Department of Education said: “This government has made a significant additional investment in education in the early years, schools and universities, together with the steps to stabilize the financial sustainability of universities.

“We will continue to support teachers and educational leaders to use financing in the most efficient way possible, while we continue to offer better life possibilities for children and young people throughout the country through our” plan for change “.”

It occurs when one of the work parliamentarians said the party cannot affirm that it is not bringing an austerity after the benefits cuts announced last week.

Alloa and the deputy of Grangemouth Brian Leishman said the decision “will” impoverish “the most vulnerable and” show a basic lack of humanity. ”

‘Simply amazing’

The SNP has condemned the reports, saying that “it will send alarm bells in Scotland.”

The attached leader of the party in Westminster, Pete Wishart, said: “Reports that the Labor Government is planning billions of pounds of austerity cuts to public services, and could even end the universal free school meals for babies, will send alarm alarm in Scotland and show that you cannot trust the Labor Party to protect families.

Pete Wishart “Keir Starmer has broken the promises he made to voters in the elections. They told us that there would be no cuts, but the Labor Party has eliminated the payment of winter fuel, blocked compensation for Waspi women, pushed children to poverty with well -being cuts, and is cutting vital support for people with disabilities.

“The news that even more cuts are on their way will refer to families throughout the United Kingdom, and it is simply amazing that the Secretary of Labor Government even considers cutting free school foods.

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“If the Labor Party imposes cuts to public services in England, it will also harm public services in Scotland as a result of the impact of squeezing the budget of the Scottish government. Keir Starmer must listen to voters and think again.

“These harmful cuts of the Labor Party are a warning signal for voters before the Elections of the Scottish Parliament next year. They show that you cannot trust the Labor Party to maintain their promises, and underline the value of a progressive SNP government that protects families by expanding free school foods, increasing the care of free children and providing vital support that includes childbirth and Baby Box “.