Have YOUR say: Should schools ban packed lunches?

Would you swap your lunchbox for a school dinner every day?

Former Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith says packed lunches should be banned, but we want to know what you think.

Dame Prue believes every child should receive a free school meal and that eating it should be compulsory.

She said: "I think we should ban lunchboxes because you can't police what parents put in."

By "police", Prue means schools can't check every lunchbox to see whether the food families pack is nutritious or not.

"It's very hard if you're a mum walking around a supermarket with your child, and a child wants to have that chocolate bar and whatever in their lunchbox," says Prue.

Dame Prue argues that not only can tasty, nutritious food help children to stay healthy it's also "such a joy" to try different foods.

Her comments come as the Government prepares to change school food rules in England. The new standards are intended to make more fruit, vegetables and fibre - which helps with digestion - available.

From September, children in England whose families receive Universal Credit will qualify for free school meals.

Universal Credit is a payment from the Government for families to help with living costs, if an adult is on a low income, out of work or unable to work.

Let us know if you'd like to see a ban on packed lunches or not.

You might prefer familiar food from home, or have allergies where you need to be extra careful.

Or, would you like to have a school dinner knowing it's good for you and made to be nutritious and healthy?