HC Deb 02 July 2001 vol 371 cc33-4W
Ms Dari Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Stockton, South have school meals provided by the local authority. [1094]

Mr. Timms

The latest information available is shown in the following table.

School meal arrangements—January 2000
Stockton, South England
Primary schools
Number of pupils eligible for a free school meal 1,538 816,994
Percentage of pupils eligible for a free school meal1 15.4 18.4
Number of pupils who took a free school meal 1,333 671,486
Percentage of pupils who took a free school meal1 13.4 15.0
Secondary schools
Number of pupils eligible for a free school meal 1,524 523,630
Percentage of pupils eligible for a free school meal1 18.6 16.5
Number of pupils who took a free school meal 984 368,303
Percentage of pupils who took a free school meal1 12.0 11.6
1Number of pupils eligible for a free school meal and taking a free school meal expressed as a percentage of all day pupils

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