§ Major Coxasked the Minister of Education if he will give the figures for the years 1939 and 1944 for free issues of milk and meals to schoolchildren in the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency.
§ Mr. ButlerThe figures which I have available relate to areas of the local education authorities for Dukinfield, Hyde and Stalybridge and are as follows:
Number of children receiving free meals and milk on a day in June. 1939. 1944. Meals. Milk. Meals. Milk. Dukinfield … 177 320 185 205 Hyde … 101 260 134 142 Stalybridge … — 348 116 137