§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, if he will publish in the Official Report the cost of 702W free school milk for each years since 1960 (a) in 1975 prices and (b) as a percentage of gross national product.
§ Miss Joan LestorThe information is as follows:
FREE SCHOOL MILK Year Actual cost £ million Cost at 1975 prices £ million Gross National Product £ million Actual cost as percentage of gross National Product £ million 1960–61 10.9 28.7 23,323 0.047 1961–62 11.5 29.4 24,654 0.047 1962–63 11.7 28.7 25,881 0.045 1963–64 11.8 28.9 27,965 0.042 1964–65 13.1 29.7 30,149 0.044 1965–66 13.2 29.0 32,183 0.041 1966–67 13.3 28.6 34,006 0.039 1967–68 15.0 30.5 35,867 0.042 1968–69 12.2 24.1 38,235 0.032 1969–70 11.4 21.6 40,544 0.028 1970–71 12.9 22.7 44,871 0.029 1971–72 9.4 14.9 50,860 0.019 1972–73 7.1 11.4 57,609 0.012 1973–74 7.2 11.2 65,386 0.011 1974–75 6.3 10.9 78,858 0.008 Notes:
1. The actual cost figures are derived from local education authorities' expenditure returns.
2. Figures of cost at 1975 prices have been obtained by applying to the actual cost figures for each year, the ratio of the retail price of milk at November 1975 over the average retail price of milk during the year in question.