§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many free school meals were served in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe exact figure is not known, but an estimate can be made based on the number taken on a day in the autumn when a count is made. On that basis the number which will have been taken in the current financial year is 61,595,500.