HC Deb 17 November 1953 vol 520 cc154-5W
Mr. Lewis

asked the Minister of Education the number of children in receipt of school meals in the county borough of West Ham at a given date in June, for each of the years from 1945–1953.

Miss Horsbrugh

The figures are as follow:

June. Number taking dinners.
1945 8,688
1946 9,914
1947 10,651
1948 11,772
1949 11,369
1950 9,922
1951 (May) 10,452
1952 9,499
1953 8,346

Mr. Lewis

asked the Minister of Education if she will publish in HANSARD a table of figures showing the numbers of children in receipt of school meals at a given date in June, for each of the years 1945–1953, for Holborn and St. Pancras; and similar details for the Parliamentary division of Holborn and St. Pancras, South.

Miss Horsbrugh

The information required is not available. The Metropolitan boroughs in the County of London are not asked to send me separate returns of the number of children taking school dinners.