§ 115. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schoolchildren in the city of Aberdeen receive meals at school; and how these numbers of children, meals and constituents of meals, compare with the similar figure immediately before and during the war which has just ended.
§ Mr. WestwoodIn February, 1946, 5,366 children, or 20.5 per cent. of the roll, were receiving dinners at school in the City of Aberdeen. The corresponding figures in 1939 and 1942 were 720, or 2.6 per cent, and 2,558, or 8.5 per cent., respectively. Over the whole period breakfasts have also been provided for approximately 400 children daily. Before
School year ended 31st July, 1939. School year ended 31st July, 1946. —— Age. Age. About 5. About 9. About 13. About 5. About 9. About 13. Aberdeen … 9 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.2) nil 1 (0.1) nil Dundee … 1(0. .c4) 1 (0.04) nil *1(0.04) *nil *nil Edinburgh … 9 (0.2) 6 (0.1) nil 116 (2.1) 159 (3.0) 158 (4.2) Glasgow … 101 (0.5) 71 (0.7) 67 (0.5) †74 (0.8) †45 (0.8) †20 (0.3) *Particulars for year ended 31st July, 1945 †Particulars relate to the period September, 1945 to January. 1940.