HC Deb 07 July 1936 vol 314 c1030
59. Mr. J. GRIFFITHS

asked the President of the Board of Education at how many schools in each of the following counties provision is made for the supply of milk to the school-children and the number of schools in each county for which no such provision is made: Carmarthenshire, Breconshire, Pembroke-shire, Cardiganshire, Glamorgan and Monmouth?

The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

As the answer contains a tabular statement of figures, I shall, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

Geographical County. Number of Public Elementary School Department is which milk is supplied. Number of Public Elementary School Departments in which no milk is supplied.
Carmarthenshire 203 30
Breconshire … 79 26
Pembrokeshire 71 82
Cardiganshire … 23 87
Glamorgan … 905 9
Monmouthshire 344 32
Total … 1,625 266

Note.—The 1,625 Departments providing milk consist of 1,547 in which liquid milk is supplied under the Milk in Schools Scheme and 78 in which either liquid milk or various preparations of dried milk are supplied outside the Scheme.