Scottish Government Ends Meal Pledge

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Scottish ministers ditch universal free school meal pledge

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First minister John Swinney says his first programme for government shows his commitment to eradicating child poverty.

He vowed to invest 1bn in childcare, reduce NHS backlogs and deliver public service reform.

SNP leader U-turned on arts funding, pledged rent controls and vowed to strengthen ministerial code.

Government has announced a series of cuts in recent weeks .

A public consultation on laws to ban conversion therapy for sexuality or gender was held earlier this year .

Holyrood ministers said they wanted to "lead the way" on a ban after the former Conservative UK government had not acted on a pledge made five years earlier to end the practice.

Ministers said they aimed to progress commitments to end conversion practices “should a UK -wide approach not be achievable”.

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