§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number, expressed also as percentage, of children receiving free school meals in (a) nursery schools, (b) primary schools and (c) secondary schools in Wales at the latest available date; and what were the equivalent figures in 1979.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is shown in the table:210W
1979–80 1982–83 Number Percentage of pupils present Number Percentage of pupils present Nursery Schools 407 12.1 479 20.6 Primary Schools 40,682 15.4 44,854 19.6 Secondary Schools 25,224 11.7 27,913 13.4
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many employees were employed in the school meals service in Wales in 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is not available centrally.