§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many free school meals have been served by each education authority in Wales in each of the past four years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation on this topic is collected at a census which is carried out on a specific day at the beginning of each academic year. The latest available figures are given in the following table.
Number of pupils receiving a free school meal 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Clwyd 9,374 10,778 8,665 5,866 Dyfed 8,227 9,718 7,512 4,455 Gwent 10,902 14,721 12,339 11,448 Gwynedd 8,083 10,372 8,443 4,805 Mid Glamorgan 13,793 15,437 12,356 12,196 Powys 2,247 2,781 1,977 1,319 South Glamorgan 10,505 12,132 10,861 9,286 West Glamorgan 7,294 9,080 7,323 6,747