§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which county councils in Scotland have schemes for the supply of milk to school children; how many school children benefit; and what contributions are paid by the parents under each scheme?
§ Sir G. COLLINSTwo education authorities in Scotland—Selkirk and West Lothian—have adopted schemes for the supply of milk to school children under the provisions of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1930. The scheme in Selkirk provides one pint of certified milk per day for, approximately, 48 children, the cost being borne by the education authority. The West Lothian scheme, which provided milk for about 150 children at2788W the cost of the authority, has now been discontinued. Schemes for the provision of milk apart from the 1930 Act are in operation in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. In Edinburgh one-third of a pint of Grade A (T.T.) milk per day is supplied to, approximately, 6,000 school children. Except in the case of 350 children the cost of ld. per day is borne by the parents. In Aberdeen, approximately, one-third of a pint of pasteurised or of Grade A (T.T.) milk per day is supplied to, approximately, 8,000 school children. The cost to the parents is ld. per day. No cost to the local authority is incurred.