Written Question · S6W-01882 · Session 6
What steps it is taking to ensure that all children at pre-school and early years settings who currently receive free milk through the UK G…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all children at pre-school and early years settings who currently receive free milk through the UK Government Nursery Milk Scheme will continue to receive free milk when the existing scheme is replaced by the new Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme on 1 August 2021.
The answer
The Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme replaced the UK Nursery Milk Scheme (UK NMS) in Scotland from 1 August 2021 following further devolution.
3,079 Scottish settings were registered to the UK NMS and claimed from that scheme in the 12 months to 1 August 2021. Initial data shows that 3,101 childcare settings and 116,293 eligible children are registered to the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (out of around 8,395 total childcare settings in Scotland).
The Scottish Government continues to work in partnership with local government and eligible childcare settings to increase registrations to the new scheme during the course of its first year.
3,079 Scottish settings were registered to the UK NMS and claimed from that scheme in the 12 months to 1 August 2021. Initial data shows that 3,101 childcare settings and 116,293 eligible children are registered to the Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme (out of around 8,395 total childcare settings in Scotland).
The Scottish Government continues to work in partnership with local government and eligible childcare settings to increase registrations to the new scheme during the course of its first year.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-01882 by reference.