HC Deb 06 November 1987 vol 121 c883W
Mrs. Clwyd

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average price of a school meal charged by each of the education authorities in Wales.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information on the prices of fixed price meals, as supplied by local authorities in September 1987, is as follows:

Welsh counties Primary schools Secondary schools
Clwyd 65p 70p
Dyfed 70p 70p
Gwent 60p 60p
Gwynedd 60p 65p
Mid Glamorgan 62p 83p
Powys 65p 75p
South Glamorgan 60p 65p
West Glamorgan 65p 1
1 Fixed price meals are not applicable— a cafeteria service is offered.

Mrs. Clwyd

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children are receiving free school meals in each of the education authorities in Wales, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children taking school meals.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information obtained from a census on a specified day in September 1986 is as follows:

Per cent.
Clwyd 34.8
Dyfed 28.8
Gwent 45.1
Mid Glamorgan 45.4
Powys 23.7
South Glamorgan 53.9
West Glamorgan 43.4