§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the average price of a school meal in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools for each year since 1979 to 1988 in 1988 prices.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is available only for fixed price meals and is shown in the following table:
Average price of a school meal1 (pence) Primary schools Secondary schools 1979–80 56.0 56.0 1980–81 66.8 70.9 1981–82 60.4 71.7 1982–83 63.2 73.6 1983–84 66.6 72.7 21984–85 70.5 71.5 1985–86 67.0 71.6 1986–87 69.9 76.0 1987–88 68.5 73.8 1 At 1988–89 prices, using the GDP deflator. 2 Based on a sample of schools.