§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the total number of children being fed on 31st March by the education authorities in the County of London and England and Wales?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe Board have no complete returns of the operations of local education authorities under the Education (Provision of Meals) Act, 1906, later than those for the year ending 31st March. 1910. A Report upon the work of that year is now in the press. The returns do not show the number of children fed on any particular day, but perhaps the following figures will be of assistance to the hon. Member. The total number of meals provided in the year ended 31st March, 1910, was:—
Many local education authorities, including the London County Council, have not stated the number of children fed. The total number of children known to have been fed, that is to say, exclusive of children in London and children in the areas of certain authorities which have not supplied this information, is 114,925.
In London 7,335,468 And in the rest of England and Wales 8,766,635