§ Mr. Skinnerasked he Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will abolish all charges for school meals with appropriate tax adjustments so as to remove overt means-testing against schoolchildren
§ Mr. Joel BarnettNo. Proposals affecting the school meals charge are primarily for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science to consider. However to replace the charge by adjustments in taxation would not direct help where it is needed in the way that means-testing is able to do.