§ 41. Mr. T. SMITHasked the President of the Board of Education whether he will bring up to date the information given on 12th April, 1934, in regard to the period during which school meals are provided?
Mr. STANLEYAs the answer involves a considerable amount of detail, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following table gives a summary, by types of local education authority, of the periods during which school meals
| Days per week on which meals are provided. | Number of Local Education Authorities. | |||||
| Counties. | Non-County Boroughs. | Urban Districts. | County Boroughs. | |||
| 7 days and holidays | … | … | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 days. Not holidays | … | … | — | 1 | — | — |
| 6 days and holidays | … | … | — | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 days. Not holidays | … | … | — | — | — | — |
| 5 days and holidays | … | … | 7 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 days. Not holidays | … | … | 24 | 58 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 days a week* | … | … | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Miscellaneous cases† | … | … | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| * In these areas it appears that feeding is not continued during the holidays, but the Board have no definite information. | ||||||
| † These include: | ||||||
| Two county boroughs which provide | ||||||
| Milk 5 days a week during term time only. | ||||||
| Dinners 6 days a week during term time and holidays. | ||||||
| Breakfasts 5 days a week during term time and holidays. | ||||||
| One borough which provides ordinary meals on 5 days a week during term time and approximately half the major holidays and milk during term time and holidays on 7 days a week. | ||||||
| One borough which provides ordinary meals on 6 days per week during term time and holidays and milk on 5 days a week during term time and 7 days during holidays. | ||||||
| One borough which provides milk on 5 days during term time only and ordinary meals on from 5–7 days during term time and from 6–7 days during holidays according to the centre concerned. |