§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total cost of, and total revenue from, school meals.
§ Mr. McElhone£37.9 million and £10 million respectively for 1975–76, the latest financial year for which outturn expenditure returns have been provided by local authorities.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of schoolchildren is now in receipt of free school meals.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe special census taken on 31st October—subject to detailed checking—indicates that 14.8 per cent. of pupils in education authority schools on that day received free meals.