Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision for Meals for Children attending Public Elementary Schools in England and Wales. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 6 Edw. 7. c. 57 |
| Territorial extent | [a] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 December 1906 |
| Commencement | 21 December 1906[b] |
| Repealed | 1 October 1921 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Education Act 1918 |
| Repealed by | Education Act 1921 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 57) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Margaret McMillan and Fred Jowett were members of the school board which introduced free school meals in Bradford. This was actually illegal and the school board could have been forced to end this service. McMillan and Jowett tried to persuade the Parliament to introduce legislation which encouraged all education authorities to provide free school meals for children. McMillan argued that if the state insisted on compulsory education, it must take responsibility for the proper nourishment of school children. A report published in 1889 indicated that over 50,000 pupils in London alone were attending school "in want of food". Other social studies, such as Charles Booth's Life and Labour of the People of London, 1899-1903 and Seebohm Rowntree's Poverty: A Study of Town Life in York, 1901, found that nearly a third of the population and cities studied were living in poverty. The 1904 Report into Physical Deterioration followed the large rejection of men from service in the Boer War, as they were malnourished.
The bill became law over the objection of the House of Lords.[1]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 172 of, and the seventh schedule to, the Education Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 51).
See also
Notes
- ^ Section 7.
- ^ The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.
References
- ^ Ham, Paul (5 November 2013). 1913: The Eve of War. 1071: Endeavour Press Ltd.
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External links
- Text of the Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.