§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils attended maintained schools in Scotland in each year from 1978 to 1982; how many pupils (a) took
Year Number of Pupils in attendance on Census Day Number of Pupils taking meals on payment Number of Pupils taking meals on payment as percentage of Col.1 Number of Pupils receiving free meals Number of Pupils receiving free meals as a percentage of Col.1 Number of Pupils taking own food Number of Pupils taking own food as a percentage of Col.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1978 909,093 269,532 29.6 155,711 17.1 * * 1979 899,941 286,622 31.8 142,986 15.9 * * 1980 876,816 258,690 29.5 122,618 14.0 * * 1981 867,786 214,956 24.8 114,711 13.2 71,793 8.3 1982 823,646 191,665 23.3 124,547 15.1 73,551 8.9 * Prior to 1981 statistics of pupils taking their own food to schooll were not collected centrally