§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why her Department discriminates against private 8W schools in the provision of free school milk to children under the age of seven years.
§ Miss Margaret Jackson:Local education authorities have a statutory duty to provide free milk to children under seven in maintained schools; they also have the power to provide milk to children under seven at independent schools on such financial terms as may be agreed with the proprietors. This arrangement hardly amounts to discrimination.