School Meals (Hansard, 20 July 1994)

HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 c296W 296W

§ Mr. Byers
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, for each year since 1987, what was the percentage of school pupils entitled to free school meals.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The information requested taken from annual school meals census returns is as follows:

Percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals

Per cent.

1988 n/a

1989 n/a

1990 16.8

1991 16.9

1992¹ 17.2

1993 18.2

¹ Excludes data for 28 nursery schools in Ayr Division of Strathclyde, and 21 special schools in Dumfries and Galloway.

n/a = Not available.

Figures for 1994 are not yet available.

Percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals
	Per cent.
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	16.8
1991	16.9
1992¹	17.2
1993	18.2
¹ Excludes data for 28 nursery schools in Ayr Division of Strathclyde, and 21 special schools in Dumfries and Galloway.
n/a = Not available.