§ Mr. Pendry asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate for primary and secondary maintained schools in Wales the number of pupils receiving free school meals where the entitlement derives from families' (a) receipt of supplementary benefit, (b) receipt of family income supplement and (c) local authority discretionary powers.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsOn the basis of the 1984 school meals census in Wales, the following is an approximate estimate:20W
Pupils receiving free meals on the basis of: Numbers (a) families' receipt of supplementary benefit 64,000 (b) receipt of family income supplement 16,000, (c) local authority discretion 14,000