children - free school meals

Question 1

b1

Answer 1

liberal introduce free school meals act in 1906, the law let locals councils raise local taxes to pay for school meal - if they choose to do so

Question 2

b2

Answer 2

in 1914, the government made the law compulsory and agreed to pay half the costs

Question 3

for

Answer 3

by 1914, 14 million meals were provided for each school day, most of those free

Question 4

against

Answer 4

however, the 1906, the law only gave schools the option to introduce school meals, that by 1911, less than one thirds of councils introduced school meals