Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the numbers of children receiving free school meals in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and in the urban district of Newburn.
§ Mr. Denis Howell6,487 and 361 respectively on a date in September 1967.
Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the number of children per 1,000 of the school population in the Northern Region receiving free school meals; and if he will give comparisons for the other regions of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe numbers for the Northern Region and other regions in England and Wales are as follows:
Region Number per 1,000 Day Pupils Present Receiving Free School Meals Northern … 106 Yorks, and Humberside … 68 North West … 66 East Midlands … 41 West Midlands … 49 East Anglia … 49 South East … 35 South West … 60 Greater London … 52 Wales … 82