House of Commons – March 18, 2025 – 128

New Clause 34 - Provision of free school lunches to all primary school children “(1) Section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph (4A)(b), after ‘year 2,’ insert ‘year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6’. (3) In subsection (4C), after ‘age of 7;

’ insert— ‘”Year 3” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 8;

“Year 4” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 9;

“Year 5” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 10;

“Year 6” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 11;

’”.—(Adrian Ramsay.)