The school meals scandal took a further twist today as footballer and campaigner Marcus Rashford called for an urgent review of the government's policy.
The letter signed by Rashford and others called for a review of the school meals system.
Councillor Richard Watts, chair of the Local Government Association's Resources Board, said: 'Government was explicit that CWGS was not intended to replicate or replace free school meals, but was to enable councils to support low income households, particularly those at risk of food poverty as we moved towards economic recovery.
This is the food box contents that sparked the whole school meal scandal earlier this week.
 The free meal system for school pupils will change over the February half term – as the government tries to balance its books by using a different department’s funding for the food.
That includes extending free school meals support to those eligible when schools closed during lockdown.
'Our guidance is clear: schools provide free school meals for eligible pupils during term time.
What should be in a food hamper for school meals lasting a child for one week.
The Government has told schools to work with their school catering team or provider to make up the food parcels, especially if kitchens are open.
'For those in school staff were expecting 120 children from the key worker parents and vulnerable children for free school meals still, 40 turned up.'.
Have children been receiving school meals during the pandemic?
The Government said schools in England should provide meal options for all eligible pupils, including vulnerable children and the children of key workers, regardless of whether they are being educated in the classroom or at home.
Meals should be available free of charge to all infant pupils and those who meet the benefits-related free school meals eligibility criteria.
It said schools may consider working with their school catering team or an external food provider to provide good quality lunch parcels to eligible pupils who are at home.
Around 1.3million children in England are eligible for free school meals.
The England star became known for food poverty campaigning during the pandemic, forcing a Government U-turn on offering free school meal vouchers over the summer holidays.
The 23-year-old has drawn widespread praise for highlighting the issue, with his campaigning also resulting in the Government back-tracking to announce free meals would be provided to disadvantaged children over the Christmas holidays too?
Chartwells said the picture shows five days of free school lunches (not 10 days) and the charge for food, packing and distribution was £10.50 and not the £30 suggested by Sarah
The company said they are very sorry that the quantity has 'fallen short in this instance', later adding that they will be adding breakfast into their parcels from January 25, which will be free to schools for all children eligible for meals
Rashford, who said he had reached out to Chartwells, tweeted that they had clarified that they were not the exclusive supplier of free school meals across the UK
The Government website provides a link to a webpage which sets out some general principles for putting together a food parcel
Mr Williamson said the national voucher scheme for free school meals will relaunch next week, after education leaders, campaigners and MPs called on the Government to roll out the programme urgently
In Scotland, local authorities and schools use different approaches depending on their individual circumstances and in response to local needs, including cash payments to families of eligible children; supermarket vouchers; home deliveries or through attendance at school
In Northern Ireland, a payment will be made on Friday January 15 to the parents and guardians of all children, including vulnerable children and children of key workers, who are entitled to free schools meals for the period of January 4 to January 22
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