Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state the total number of children in primary schools in Scotland; and the number of children supplied with milk under the milk-in-schools scheme on the latest date for which figures are available?
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§ Mr. ELLIOTAs my Noble Friend is aware, a joint inquiry into the costs of milk production is being carried out by the Department of Agriculture for Scotland and the agricultural colleges. The inquiry has not yet reached a point at which it is possible to give the information desired.
Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total amount of milk sold for liquid consumption and for manufacture, respectively, in 1933–4, 1934–5 and for 1935–6, in so far as completed; also the highest, the lowest and the average monthly figures for each of these three periods?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI take it that the Noble Lady has in mind the area of the Scottish Milk Marketing Scheme. Following is a tabular statement giving the information desired in respect of that scheme:
§ Mr. ELLIOTAt 31st March, 1936, there were 647,662 children in primary schools in Scotland of whom 283,378 were receiving milk under the milk-in-schools scheme. More recent figures of the numbers supplied with milk in primary schools are not available, but in September approximately 321,000 children out of a total school population of 807,000 were 1845W supplied with milk under the milk-in-schools scheme.