§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many objections, inclusive of petition signatories, he
Year Number of pupils in attendance on census day Number of pupils taking meals on payment Number of pupils receiving free meals Number of pupils taking own food 1975 933,675 343,487 121,974 * 1976 911,143 345,438 161,801 * 1977 930,119 335,839 117,785 * 1978 909,093 269,532 155,711 * 1979 899,941 286,622 142,986 * 1980 876,816 258,690 122,618 * 1981 867,786 214,956 114,711 71,793 1982 823,646 191,665 124,547 73,551 Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary 1983 434,043 341,440 108.470 66,423 82,066 43,053 61,314 18,409 1984 402,523 317,879 106,814 72,471 80,846 41,545 60.004 17,104 1985 399,619 311,737 103.298 75,948 86,570 43,072 61,751 14,052 Note: The information on the numbers, separately, of primary and secondary school pupils is not available prior to 1983 and the figures for 1975 to 1982 include nursery and special schools. * Prior to 1981 statistics of pupils taking their own food were not collected centrally.