§ Mr. LockTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his Department's policy on the confidential transfer of information on the names of persons in receipt of means-tested benefits from his Department to individual education authorities solely in order to permit the education authority to establish the number of children in its area who qualify for free school meals. [65815]
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§ Angela EagleThe Department would not normally disclose confidential personal information to a local education authority without the consent of the individual concerned.