§ Mr. Joel Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many school meals are provided by the 511W Lancashire local education authority, how many and what percentage are provided free; how these figures compare with each of the previous five years; and how they compare with the average for the North-West and the rest of the country, respectively.
Lancashire Free meals as percentage of total meal Year Total meals Free meals Lancashire North West England and Wales 1971 … … … 254,594 41,337 16.2 21 17.3 1970 … … … 290,251 30,695 10.6 14.3 12.2 1969 … … … 290,587 28,640 9.9 13.3 11.5 1968 … … … 277,845 42,919 15.4 18.8 16.8 1967 … … … 262,239 18,106 6.9 9.4 8.3