§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children attended schools in the Tayside region in September 1978; what percentage took school meals; and what percentage of the total number taking school meals had free dinners.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe main school meals census is taken on a day in January each year 66,325 pupils attended Tayside schools on the day of the 1979 census 46 per cent. of these had a school meal of which 30 per cent. were free.