School meals and milk Education Act 1944



five children enjoy morning milk in classroom in 1942.


the education act 1944 made duty of local education authorities provide school meals , milk. authority remit charge meal in cases of hardship. separate school milk act 1946 provided free milk (a third of pint day) in schools children under age of 18. in 1968 harold wilson s labour government withdrew free milk secondary schools, while edward short secretary of state education , science. in 1971 margaret thatcher (as secretary of state) withdrew free school milk children on seven, earning (among enemies) nickname, thatcher, milk snatcher . after labour returned power in 1974, shirley williams abolished school milk infants (aged below 7) in 1977.


below 3 secretaries of state responsible withdrawal of milk schoolchildren, between 1968 , 1977:









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