Free School Meals Campaign

"This bill is about the future of our children.
Is there any issue more important?"

Welcome to the Free School Meals Campaign section of the Scottish Socialist Party website. Here you will find articles, resources and links related to a cause that I feel very passionate about and one which I have devoted much of my time as an MSP to.

The SSP has championed the cause of free school meals since the founding of the party in 1999. The party has laid two bills in the Scottish Parliament and has campaigned continuously for 8 years for a measure that would have a dramatic effect on the health of Scotland's children.

Frances Curran MSP

Read Frances's article 'Free School Meals Now !'>>

The history of the Free School Meals campaign>>

Read Scottish Parliament campaign co-ordinator Felicity Garvie on Hull City Council's free school meal initiative>> Read Roz Paterson's article on a ground breaking project in Wisconsin that changed the entire culture of a school through food>>

Resources
Free School Meals Bill consultation document, contains lots of information and references. PDF file>> Consultation summary. With 514 responses, 96% in favour, Scots clearly backed the Bill. PDF file>> Two page briefing paper produced by Child Poverty Action Group, One Plus and Poverty Alliance. PDF file>>
Scottish Free School Meals Campaign website>>
'Even The Tatties Have Batter' (PDF file)>>
Dundee University paper on Free School Meals Bill (PDF file)>>
How free school meals turned round Finland’s health record>>