§ 27. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the President of the Board of Education what number of local authorities are exercising their powers to-day for the feeding of schoolchildren; what is the average number of meals provided daily; and what is the comparison in these respects with the figures of a year ago?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Morgan Jones)In the week ended 5th July, 135 local education authorities were providing meals and, approximately, 152,000 meals were being provided daily. The corresponding figures for a year ago were 128 authorities and 111,000 meals.