The education minister has warned it would immediately cost his department £20m a year at a time when it is already struggling to balance its budget.
Campaigners claim minister attempting to undermine 'Holiday Hunger Bill'
The education minister has warned it would immediately cost his department £20m a year at a time when it is already struggling to balance its budget.
Originally reported by BBC Business
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