School Milk (Hansard, 17 March 1978)

§ Mr. Corbett
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what would be the total estimated cost of extending free school milk to pupils in full-time education up to the age of 16 years assuming (a) a 60 per cent. take up, (b) an 80 per cent. take up, and (c) a 100 per cent. take up, taking into account the moneys available from the EEC under the proposed co-responsibility levy and moneys currently available for this purpose from FEOGA.

§ Mr. McElhone
The estimated cost would be as follows:
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§ Mr. Corbett
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest estimate of the annual gallonage of milk provided to children between the age of 5 to 7 years; and what is the latest estimate of the gallonage which would be taken up if free school milk was extended to all pupils in full-time education up to the age of 16 years.

§ Mr. McElhone
The estimated gallonage of duty milk—that is free milk for school children up to the end of the session in which they reach their seventh birthday, children in special education and primary pupils certified as in need of milk—was 1.9 million in the financial year 1977–78. If free milk were made available to all pupils under school leav-

Rates per 1,000 total population at 30th June 1976 Geriatric beds as at 31st March 1977^*

Health Board Male 65+ Female 60+ Per 1,000 population Per 1,000 aged 65 and over

Argyll & Clyde … 45.77 105.85 2.13 17.20

Ayrshire & Arran … 49.12 108.50 1.66 12.88

Borders … 67.48 14405 2.27 12.81

Dumfries & Galloway … 57.41 118.72 1.89 12.95

Fife … 52.34 107.80 1.36 10.29

Forth Valley … 49.04 100.39 1.92 15.73

Grampian … 56.83 117.33 1.84 12.68

Greater Glasgow … 51.41 112.81 2.11 14.93

Highland … 54.15 106.62 2.07 15.33

Lanarkshire … 38.43 83.48 2.11 21.51

Lothian … 50.79 116.68 1.74 12.65

Orkney … 70.54 128.24 2.54 15.34

Shetland … 63.13 124.72 4.59 28.52

Tayside … 55.78 125.68 2.23 14.73

Western Isles … 81.57 148.15 2.59 12.93

Scotland … 50.83 112.56 1.96 14.62

^* Available beds in NHS hospitals, joint user hospitals and institutions with which health boards have contractual arrangements.

	Rates per 1,000 total population at 30th June 1976	Geriatric beds as at 31st March 1977^*
Health Board	Male 65+	Female 60+	Per 1,000 population	Per 1,000 aged 65 and over
Argyll & Clyde	…	45.77	105.85	2.13	17.20
Ayrshire & Arran	…	49.12	108.50	1.66	12.88
Borders	…	67.48	14405	2.27	12.81
Dumfries & Galloway	…	57.41	118.72	1.89	12.95
Fife	…	52.34	107.80	1.36	10.29
Forth Valley	…	49.04	100.39	1.92	15.73
Grampian	…	56.83	117.33	1.84	12.68
Greater Glasgow	…	51.41	112.81	2.11	14.93
Highland	…	54.15	106.62	2.07	15.33
Lanarkshire	…	38.43	83.48	2.11	21.51
Lothian	…	50.79	116.68	1.74	12.65
Orkney	…	70.54	128.24	2.54	15.34
Shetland	…	63.13	124.72	4.59	28.52
Tayside	…	55.78	125.68	2.23	14.73
Western Isles	…	81.57	148.15	2.59	12.93
Scotland	…	50.83	112.56	1.96	14.62
^* Available beds in NHS hospitals, joint user hospitals and institutions with which health boards have contractual arrangements.