School holiday poverty inquiry

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Jun 2019 Closed: 5 Nov 2019 Parliament page
Both Committees are aware that school holidays can place additional burdens on families. Low-income parents are at particular risk of experiencing financial difficulties during the holidays, because of extra childcare costs and the absence of free school meals for their children. Save the Children and other organisations have raised concerns … Read more
2 Oral sessions
2 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 6 events
5 Nov
2019
Correspondence
4 Sep
2019
Oral evidence
4 Sep
2019
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
29 Jul
2019
Correspondence
3 Jul
2019
Oral evidence
3 Jul
2019
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
4 Sep 2019
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3 Jul 2019
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Correspondence 2 letters
5 Nov 2019 To committee Letter from Minister for Welfare Delivery and Minster for the School System, re School holiday poverty 9 October 2019
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29 Jul 2019 To committee Letter from the Chair to Gavin Williamson, new Secretary of State for Education, and Amber Rudd, regarding school holiday poverty - dated 25 July 2019
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