The current provision of meals by the Scottish Government could contribute towards addressing this challenge, however such provision would have to be universal, rather than just for those in Primary 1 to 4. Furthermore, a wider 26 adoption of programs like North Lanarkshire Council’s Club 365 initiative would be necessary across Scotland in order to effectively address food insecurity among school aged children during the school holidays, where parents face a significant extra financial burden, and thus difficulty in providing meals of sufficient nutritional value for their children and themselves. 21 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2017-20 (data.gov.scot) 22 Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2017-20 (data.gov.scot) 23 Living-Standards-Outlook-2019.pdf (resolutionfoundation.org) 24 Scottish-health-survey-2020-edition-telephone-survey-volume-1-main-report (10).pdf 25 Scottish Government obesity indicators 2018 https://www.gov.scot/publications/obesity-indicators/ 26 Club 365 | North Lanarkshire Council 13 Many parents are not able to afford to feed their children as a result of insufficient pay or benefits.