§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now 216W give the detailed figures up to the end of October, 1953, showing the effect of the most recent increase in the price of school meals.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe daily number of school meals served to pupils in education authority schools in Scotland in February, 1953, prior to the increase in the charge was 270,322: the figure for October, 1953, is 245,861 or 91 per cent. of the February figure.
I am circulating In the OFFICIAL REPORT corresponding figures for the different education authority areas.
NUMBER OF PUPILS TAKING MEALS IN EDUCATION AUTHORITY SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND (1) (2) (3) (4) Education Authority February, 1953 October, 1953 3 as a percentage of 2 Aberdeen (County) 9,792 10,022 102.3 Angus 4,964 4,670 94.1 Argyll 3,370 3,317 98.4 Ayr 17,621 17,620 100.0 Banff 2,884 3,030 105.1 Berwick 1,800 2,007 111.5 Bute 550 477 86.7 Caithness 1,596 1,440 90.2 Clackmannan 1,563 1,166 74.6 Dumfries 5,159 5,273 102.2 Dunbarton 7,267 6,992 96.2 East Lothian 2,480 2,214 89.3 Fife 15,613 13,262 84.9 Inverness 7,688 6,437 83.7 Kincardine 2,383 2,601 109.1 Kirkcudbright 3,214 3,218 100.1 Lanark 35,052 29,401 83.9 Midlothian 4,992 3,886 77.8 Moray and Nairn 3,946 3,679 93.2 Orkney 1,078 1,113 103.2 Peebles 793 751 94.7 Perth and Kinross 8,207 8,215 100.1 Renfrew 15,201 13,543 89.1 Ross and Cromarty 4,873 5,029 103.2 Roxburgh 2,301 2,106 91.5 Selkirk 807 738 91.4 Stirling 5,339 5,916 110.8 Sutherland 1,524 1,572 103.1 West Lothian 3,130 2,567 82.0 Wigtown 2,430 2,144 88.2 Zetland 1,561 1,663 106.5 Burghs— Aberdeen 5,622 4,529 80.6 Dundee 8,840 7,743 87.6 Edinburgh 17,859 15,412 86.3 Glasgow 58,823 52,108 88.6 SCOTLAND 270,322 245,861 91.0