Delivering free school meals has been one of my proudest moments as mayor as I have seen the difference it has made to the children receiving them and to their families. I know from personal experience what a difference these meals can make and it's been fantastic to hear from teachers how much better children are performing and also how much parents and their children have benefited, with parents not having to worry about how to provide their children with a healthy, nutritious meal during the school day.
Mr Khan said he would continue the initiative throughout the 2024/25 school year, at a cost to City Hall of £140m. His Tory mayoral rival Susan Hall has vowed to continue the scheme until the cost of living situation improves if she becomes mayor next May. All 1,900 state primary schools in the capital are taking part in the scheme, benefiting up to 287,000 children a day. More than 17m free meals had been provided by Christmas.
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