Pupils face ban on packed lunches in new school food plans

The plan recommends subsidising school lunches for children in the first term of primary and secondary school. Photograph: foodfolio/AlamyPacked lunches could be banned and pupils barred from leaving school during breaks to buy junk food under a government plan to increase the take-up of school meals, which is to be announced on Friday.The plan, drawn up by John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, the founders of the food company Leon, aims to tackle the poor public image of school meals.The report,

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