![]() He said he had recently spoken to a group of P7 and S1 children who had told him that universal free school meals were “absolutely essential”, adding: “I think they’ll be really shocked to hear that the Scottish Government is reconsidering this.” We know a targeted approach to free school meals means some people miss out.” “Targeted support is really useful, but when we are talking about something as basic as food, a universal approach is really effective. In addition to that we should be targeting additional support to those children that need it. He said universal free school meals was a policy that “works really well”, adding: “It reduces stigma and ensures that everyone has that basic standard. ![]() “This isn’t an act of charity, this is an obligation on Government, making sure that children can access their rights to food and health and education.” ![]() ![]() “It is a political choice to allow children to continue to live in poverty and in hunger. “The pace of their change isn’t fast enough,” he told the BBC. ![]()
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