Lamiat Sabin
Parliamentary reporter

PARENTS claiming free school meals for their children will receive vouchers from next week after the furore prompted by shocking images of meagre food parcels provided by a private company.

The government was widely condemned on Tuesday for paying Chartwells, part of the Compass Group, to supply the food to children learning at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Today Education Secretary Gavin Williamson told the Commons education committee that a £15 supermarket voucher scheme will return on Monday to allow parents to buy a week’s worth of food for their kids’ lunches.