§ 41. Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will introduce legislation to ensure equal treatment for all schoolchildren receiving free school meals.
§ Mrs. ThatcherNo. A circular on this subject was sent to local education authorities as recently as March, 1970.
§ Mr. Scottasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will take steps to introduce a national scheme for the payment for school meals by prepaid tokens.
§ Mrs. ThatcherNo. I believe that it is best to leave it to the local education authorities, who run the service, to make the arrangements for collecting the charge.