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- One of the best known pieces of legislation passed during the Liberal Government was the Education (Provision of Meals) Act of 1906. Introduced as a private members bill by a Labour Party MP, this act provided Free School Meals for children most in need. The provision of meals as set out in the act was means tested.
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Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906. The successes of this were: free school meals were provided. this replaced charity involvement. local authorities were given grants from the Treasury...
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This dual system of elementary education was uneven in administrative terms, and voluntary schools were often at a financial disadvantage since they were funded not from the local rates but by direct government grants. In 1902 Parliament passed a new Education Act, drafted by AJ Balfour (who became prime minister later that year) which radically re...
The Act also, for the first time, made significant provision for secondary and technical education. Councils were encouraged, though not compelled, to subsidise existing grammar schools and to provide free places for working-class children. More ambitiously, they could set up new secondary 'grammar' schools. The expansion of secondary education was...
There was much concern both within and outside Parliament that there should be more measures to ensure that children were healthier. In 1906 needy schoolchildren received further assistance under the Education (Provision of Meals) Act. It allowed local authorities to provide meals free of charge when parents could not afford to pay. This power was ...
Jan 14, 2019 · In 1906 the British parliament passed the permissive Education (Provision of Meals) Act allowing Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to provide free meals to elementary schoolchildren, funded out of the local rates.
In 1906 to 1914 the Liberal Government passed reforms to help reduce poverty. Legislation included the introduction of old age pensions, free school meals, National Insurance and labour...
Some School Boards, notably the London School Board, began to offer cheap, or free, school dinners. Their motive was practical: hungry children cannot learn. The Liberal government, which was...
An Act to make provision for Meals for Children attending Public Elementary Schools in England and Wales. [21st December 1906] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent...
