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A free Christmas dinner has been given to all primary school children in Wales, as part of the Welsh Government’s universal free school meals roll-out.

Since September, all primary school children in Wales have been eligible for free school meals – with more than 35 million meals having been dished out since.

The rollout was completed in Caerphilly County Borough in September 2023, a year ahead of the Welsh Government target, which was set in 2021.

Education secretary Lynne Neagle said: “I’m extremely proud that Wales is the first UK nation to offer all primary school children a free school meal.

“I would like to thank our local authorities and schools for helping to make this a reality. We are helping to tackle child poverty, as well as improving the wellbeing of our learners, and this has already made a huge difference to families across Wales.”