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Do you welcome the introduction of free school meals for every early years primary pupil? All school children from primary one to three are now entitled to a free school meal, the Scottish government has announced. The £95m initiative is expected to save families at least £330 a year. SNP MSP George Adam said of today's roll-out: "That all P1-P3 children will be entitled to a free school meal is a major step forward," The policy has been supported by organisations including Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Scotland. Mr Adam said the policy - for 135,000 children - would benefit pupils and their families alike. However critics have slammed the universality of the benefit and said that there are better things in schools to spend the money on such as tackling teacher numbers and classroom sizes.