§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of meals on wheels served in Scotland in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what in each case was the number of meals per 1,000 population over 65 years of age.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information requested is as follows:
Year ended 31 March Total meals served Number of meals per '000 population 65+ 1978 1,750,575 2,482 1979 1,739,076 2,442 1980 1,863,138 2,596 1981 1,863,417 2,575 1982 1,869,013 2,572