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Minister & portfolio Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education Name of package Oral Item: Update on Free and Healthy Lunches in Schools Date considered 9 December 2019

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Oral Item: Update on Free and Healthy Lunches in Schools

Portfolio Education

On 4 December 2019, the Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee (SWC):

1 noted that on 26 June 2019, SWC agreed to policy objectives and parameters to guide the free and healthy school lunch prototype (the prototype) [SWC 19-MIN-0077];

2 noted the update from the Minister of Education (the Minister) on the prototype;

3 agreed to extend the free and healthy school lunch programme to Year 9-15 students who attend composite schools selected for participation in the prototype;

4 agreed that the Minister will make decisions on a case-by-case basis on the provision of funding for free and healthy lunches to Year 9-15 students in Year 7-13 secondary schools within the prototype.

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Present: Officials present from: Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern Office of the Prime Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters Officials Committee for SWC Hon Kelvin Davis Office of the Chair Hon Grant Robertson Hon Chris Hipkins Hon Nanaia Mahuta Hon Stuart Nash Hon Jenny Salesa Hon Kris Faafoi Hon Tracey Martin (Chair) Hon Willie Jackson Hon Poto Williams ProactivelyJan Logie, MP Released by the Minister of Education

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