HC Deb 15 October 1975 vol 897 cc727-8W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of pupils in the primary sector are granted free milk on health grounds; and if he will provide comparative figures since 1971.

Miss Joan Lestor

In October 1974, 2.7 per cent. of the pupils in the age group eligible for free milk on grounds of health were receiving it. This group includes not only pupils over the age of seven in primary schools but also junior pupils in all-age and middle schools. Separate figures for primary schools are not available.

Corresponding figures for 1971, 1972 and 1973 were 1.0 per cent., 3.0 per cent., 3.0 per cent., respectively. All figures relate to England and Wales only.

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