§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (a) the total number of staff employed in the school meals service in January 1986 in each region, division or island authority in Scotland, and (b) the numbers of staff employed for (i) 30 or more hours per week, and (ii) less than 30 hours per week.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is as follows:
Number of Staff Employed Region, Division or Island Authority More than 30 hours per week Less than 30 hours per week Total Borders 17 193 210 Central 282 344 626 Dumfries and Galloway 115 400 515 Fife 206 574 780 Grampian 383 732 1,115
Region Division or Island Authority Total Uptake of School Meals as a Percentage of Pupils Present 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Border 53.6 49.0 47.3 36.9 35.2 35.3 36.2 34.0 Central 41.6 39.1 43.8 39.2 37.2 37.8 38.8 36.3 Dumfries & Galloway 59.5 56.2 63.5 52.8 54.1 54.9 54.7 54.5 Fife 46.8 42.9 45.6 39.3 37.9 39.7 41.6 38.9 Grampian 45.7 45.4 41.6 37.9 38.5 39.3 40.5 38.3 Highland 54.3 48.8 49.2 44.5 46.2 50.8 49.3 49.6 Lothian 47.8 43.0 48.7 40.5 35.1 38.7 42.2 44.8 Strathclyde: 47.3 42.2 45.8 36.7 37.8 41.3 42.1 44.0 Argyll & Bute 57.2 54.8 57.2 50.4 52.8 55.2 52.9 58.6 Ayr 52.9 49.4 53.3 39.0 39.3 42.2 45.0 44.7 Dumbarton 44.7 38.8 42.4 36.0 37.9 44.0 43.4 48.1 Glasgow 46.9 42.5 42.9 39.5 41.7 44.6 45.4 47.1 Lanark 42.4 36.1 42.6 30.2 30.2 33.0 33.6 35.4 Renfrew 49.9 44.2 49.6 37.0 37.4 42.0 42.5 43.8 Tayside 45.7 41.5 40.0 31.6 33.0 37.5 39.5 38.6 Orkney 63 5 63.0 65.9 56.1 58.7 59.2 62.9 59.0 Shetland 80.2 75.3 78.0 72.0 71.4 69.8 69.8 71.4 Western Isles 64.8 62.2 66.5 60.0 57.9 58.1 55.9 57.2 SCOTLAND 47.8 43.6 46.3 38.4 38.2 41.2 42.4 43.0
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing (a) the cost of fixed school meals in each region, division or island authority in Scotland in January 1986, and (b) the average amount spent on cafeteria meals.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is as follows:
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Region Division or Island Authority Charge for Fixed Price School Meals (pence) Average Amount Spent on Cafeteria Meals (pence) Borders 48 52 Central 50 30 Dumfries and Galloway 55 41 Fife 52 42 Grampian P.55 S.65 49 Highland 55 50 Lothian P.50 S.55 50
Number of Staff Employed Region, Division or Island Authority More than 30 hours per week Less than 30 hours per week Total Highland 214 420 634 Lothian 507 1,049 1,556 Strathclyde: 2,122 3,806 5,928 Argyll and Bute 63 154 217 Ayr 327 652 979 Dumbarton 112 612 724 Glasgow 790 909 1,699 Lanark 503 679 1,182 Renfrew 327 800 1,127 Tayside 304 589 893 Orkney 36 35 71 Shetland 52 52 104 Western Isles 39 96 135 SCOTLAND 4,277 8,290 12,567
§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will produce a comparative table showing the total uptake of school meals to pupils present in percentage terms from 1979 to 1986 in each region, division or island authority in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is as follows:
Region Division or Island Authority Charge for Fixed Price School Meals (pence) Average Amount Spent on Cafeteria Meals (pence) Strathclyde Argyll & Bute 58 45 Ayr 58 46.4 Dumbarton 58 40.4 Glasgow 58 49 Lanark 58 48 Renfrew 58 50 Tayside 55 45 Orkney 55 55 Shetland 50 * Western Isles 65 65 P = Primary, S = Secondary, * = No Cafeteria Service.
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§ Mr. Maxtonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the number of schools in each region, division or island authority which do not supply school meals.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information taken from the 1986 annual school meals census is as follows:
Region Number of schools not providing meals Borders 16 Central 31 Dumfries and Galloway 4 Fife 40 Grampian 47 Highland 24 Lothian 99 Strathclyde 99 Argyll and Bute 5 Ayr 29 Dumbarton 9 Glasgow 14 Lanark 26 Renfrew 16 Tayside 11 Orkney 3 Shetland 2 Western Isles 1 SCOTLAND 377