HC Deb 11 December 1952 vol 509 c85W
92. Mr. Chetwynd

asked the Minister of Education the numbers of schoolchildren receiving free dinners, dinners on payment and no dinners, respectively, and the number of schools providing and not

— On a day in—
June, 1950 May, 1951 June, 1952
1. Number of children:
(a) having free dinners … … … 312,529 291,266 278,118
(b) having dinners on payment … … … 2,218,121 2,293,854 2,433,312
(c) not having school dinners … … … 2,731,805 2,704,126 2,856,315
2. Number of schools or departments:
(a) providing dinners … … … 27,259 27,669 28,158
(b) not providing dinners … … … 1,608 1,243 975