§ 7. Lieut.-Colonel MOOREasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been called to the fact that the various educational authorities in Scotland interpret in different ways the regulations with regard to the milk-in-schools scheme, and that, in consequence, in some areas children are receiving far more free milk than in others; and whether he proposes to take any steps to remedy this matter so as to increase further the consumption of milk by children in Scotland?
§ Mr. ELLIOTMy attention has been called to a statement to the effect indicated in the first part of the question. The application of the statutory provisions governing the supply of food (including milk) for school children is, as my hon. and gallant Friend knows, a matter under the local authorities. The whole question of milk supply is being considered in connection with the recently published report of the Re-organisation Commission.