§ 50. Mr. PETHERICKasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of children now receiving milk in the schools as the result of the Government scheme?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Ramsbotham)The number of children in grant-earning schools in England and Wales receiving milk free or for payment under the Milk-in-Schools Scheme is provisionally estimated to have been 2,561,500 on 31st March last. I am informed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland that the latest corresponding figure for Scotland which relates to the month of May is 315,000. In addition, 191,500 children are estimated to have been receiving milk in England and Wales under arrangements outside the scheme, making a total of 3,068,000.