becoming prime minister

[gingerpig]

It's now under the discretion of the Local Authority.

Milk in schools

LAs are not obliged to offer milk to pupils, but if they choose to, it must be free to those pupils who qualify for free meals. Where schools choose to provide milk for their pupils, the duty to provide milk free of charge to eligible pupils is transferred only to the governing bodies of former grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools in England.

European Community subsidy rules allow LAs and schools to offer nursery and primary school pupils a maximum of 250ml of subsidised milk a day for drinking. The European Community School Milk Subsidy Scheme is run by the Rural Payments Agency.

Under the Welfare Food Scheme, run by the Department of Health, children under five years old are eligible for free school milk. Claims should be made through the LA.

from here:
http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/educati ... lsandmilk/

 

[glitzyglamgirl]

thats better, but I still would make it free for all children regardless of circumstances and age, and a full pint each, and every scholl across the country

 

[frangelle]

[quote="x-kirsty-x":nuqcawu7]I thought milk was still free in schools for children under 5?

Thats what they told me when we visited Josh's school last week

maybe, but it used to be you got a full pint of milk each with a straw that was handed round the classroom either mid-morning or mid-afternoon and this was for every child all through primary school.

Oh, ok then [/quote:nuqcawu7]

My friend has to pay for her little boys milk at school, and has done since he started last september.

 

[frangelle]

thats better, but I still would make it free for all children regardless of circumstances and age, and a full pint each, and every scholl across the country

We could kill 2 birds with one stone and give out the milk to the under 5's at the same time as their berets, and reduce costs. I am such a genius !!!!

 

[eightball]

i would abolish same sex civil ceremonies too and reinstate the true meaning of the institution of marriage. Its been made a mockery of the last few years.

boo!! Down with PFPM - all love should be celebrated!!!

p.s. berets are for suckers!

 

[glitzyglamgirl]

i would abolish same sex civil ceremonies too and reinstate the true meaning of the institution of marriage. Its been made a mockery of the last few years.

boo!! Down with PFPM - all love should be celebrated!!!

p.s. berets are for suckers!

come away from the dark side and into the light!

 

[Charlotte & Emily]

ggg im coming over to your side
im bringing chocolate

 

[frangelle]

ggg im coming over to your side
im bringing chocolate

I will burn down all cocoa plants so that when GGG comes to power there will be nothing to make chocolate from

 

[glitzyglamgirl]

thats the words of tyranny that is

 

[frangelle]

thats the words of tyranny that is

bring it on

(youre the one on the right, lol)

 

[glitzyglamgirl]

jeez woman, im on the left, your the right-wing one lol

 

[HappyAlice]

I have a Q - would it be allowed for fathers to be paid £800 a month to stay at home for the 5 years while the mother goes out to work?

 

[x-kirsty-x]

[quote="x-kirsty-x":3makpsfd]I thought milk was still free in schools for children under 5?

Thats what they told me when we visited Josh's school last week

maybe, but it used to be you got a full pint of milk each with a straw that was handed round the classroom either mid-morning or mid-afternoon and this was for every child all through primary school.

Oh, ok then

My friend has to pay for her little boys milk at school, and has done since he started last september.[/quote:3makpsfd]

Just read through the schools handbook that I got...they do get free milk for ALL children attending their school up until the age of 5 8)

 

[Urchin]

I pay for Mason's milk now he's older, but it's only like £11 a term so I don't mind.

 

[x-kirsty-x]

Anyway, moving on...

If I was prime minister I would definitely make a rule about mother and baby parking spaces to make sure they were used properly. It would make my trips to the supermarket a whole lot easier

 

[lozzi]

Anyway, moving on...

If I was prime minister I would definitely make a rule about mother and baby parking spaces to make sure they were used properly. It would make my trips to the supermarket a whole lot easier

escond that

 

[glitzyglamgirl]

I have a Q - would it be allowed for fathers to be paid £800 a month to stay at home for the 5 years while the mother goes out to work?

I'd take a different slant to it than the beret birgade, I certainly wouldnt make it compulsory for the mother to stay at home for 5 years as that takes away our freedom of choice, but I would make it easier for the mother (or father!) to stay at home if they wanted to by paying them a salary each month. Being a parent is the hardest job in the world, while the most rewarding of course, and the hours are very long!

If a parent gives up work to look after thier children then they would be paid the same salary each month as they would have got if they had stayed at work, and income tax and NI would still be deducted from this (but at my new reduced and fairer rate ) aswell as a private pension, private health care or any other benefits they would normally recieve when working.

Parents who are not working atall prior to having children would get exactly what they get now, though they would get free univerisity places and childcare in uni hours to enable them to provide for themselves in the future.

Grandparents, aunties, friends etc who look after other peoples children while both parents go to work would also be paid a wage by my government. Working parents would still have to pay for nursery etc and other forms of private childcare, but it would be subsidised by the government if they earn under a certain amount.