§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice he has received about the benefits to children at school from taking school meals; and what research is being undertaken or is available concerning the medical benefits of school meals.
§ Mr. ButcherFrom time to time my right hon. Friend receives representations about the nutritional and other benefits to children from taking school meals, although these matters are mainly for local authorities to consider. He notes that many authorities have introduced changes to
Date Location Purpose Schools visited Cost £ 10–15 February 1987 Hong Kong To open British Education Fair None: visits were to higher education institutions 8,400 20–25 September 1987 United States of America To obtain information about how the United States of America deals with the problem of Inner City Schooling In New York/New Jersey: 18,500 Harlem Vocational Technical Brooklyn College Bronx Garrison Elementary Trenton In Washington: Hine Junior Magnet In Chicago: La Salle Language School West Side Preparatory (also to Chicago University and Business School) In Dallas: Charles Rice Elementary 24–25 May 1988 Belgium Meeting of EC Education Ministers None 300 31 July-2 August 1988 Egypt Promotion of Educational Exports and announcement of increases in FCO Scholarship awards None: Visits were to universities and research institutes 1,600 2–9 October 1988 USSR To promote contacts with USSR in the field of school and higher education and to extend scientific collaboration Moscow School No. 31 4,800 Maisky Rural School Akademgorodok Maths and Physics School Leningrad School No. 169 (visits also to higher education institutions and science academics)