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The Mayor of London has said his policy of free lunch for every pupil at state primary schools in London will continue despite questions about how he will pay for it.
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00:00The Mayor of London has said his policy of free lunch for every pupil at state primary
00:06schools in London will continue despite questions about how he will pay for it. His free lunches
00:12for every primary school child scheme was praised by a new independent report that found
00:17it had brought significant benefits for the capital's children, parents and schools.
00:23But the London Assembly's Budget Committee was told next year's funding for the scheme
00:27was not in place yet. Sadiq Khan told BBC London that as long as he is Mayor of this
00:34great city, he will make sure that we carry on with this fantastic policy.
00:39The scheme provided meals to 287,000 children in its first year at a cost of £135m. It's
00:48currently in its second year with the cost having risen to £140m.
00:54For more on this and other news from across the capital, head to londonworld.com
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