§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will publish figures or
Total net expenditure (total subsidy) Income from charges Estimated subsidy on free meals† Pupils receiving meals Cash *Real terms Index Cash *Real terms Index Cash *Real terms Index Total Free £million £ million £ million £ million £million £million per cent. per cent. 1975–76 318.4 810.8 100 — 135.1 3440 100 58.2 148.2 100 — 70.3 9.2 1976–77 382.0 859.6 106 — 129.1 290.5 84 70.6 158.9 107 — 69.4 9.8 1977–78 364.5 720.2 89 — 154.4 305.1 89 96.8 191.3 129 — 61.7 11.8 1978–79 388.4 693.7 86 100 185.3 331.0 96 118.3 211.3 143 100 65.9 13.9 1979–80 421.7 644.5 80 93 205.7 314.4 91 113.9 174.1 117 82 64.1 11.9 1980–81 397.4 511.3 63 74 217.5 279.8 81 124.7 160.4 108 76 48.2 9.9 1981–82 396.6 463.6 57 67 214.0 2501 73 147.4 172.3 116 82 49.0 11.9 1982–83 411.3 449.1 55 65 210.4 229.7 67 174.8 190.8 129 90 49.4 13.9 1983.84 426.6 445.8 55 64 200.5 209.5 61 199.8 208.8 141 99 51.4 15.9 1984–85 n.a. — — — n.a. — — n.a. — — — 51.3 17.4 Notes: * Real terms are the cash figures adjusted to 1984–85 prices using the GDP deflator at market prices. †The gross expenditure on all meals has been apportioned to free meals for pupils in the ratio of free meals for pupils to total pupil meals.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which local education authorities do not provide a schools meals service to pupils other than those entitled to a free school meal.
§ Mr. DunnOnly three of the 97 LEAs in England do not provide a full primary and secondary school meals service. These are Dorset and Lincolnshire, who supply paid meals only in secondary and special schools; and Hereford and Worcester, whose paid meal service is restricted to special schools.
All three also have self-help groups operating in some primary schools, and in Hereford and Worcester some schools are supplied by commercial catering firms.