§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the amount of money spent by local education authorities in England on providing school meals other than those who are entitled to free school meals in the last year for which figures are available. [16792]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThis information is not collected centrally in the form requested. Gross expenditure by local education authorities in England on their school catering services in 1993–94, covering both free and paid meals, is estimated to have been £685.2 million.