§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the charges 376W that each local education authority is making for school meals as from September.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherAccording to information given by authorities the charges made are as follows where meals are supplied on a fixed-price basis:
Borders 35p Central 35p Dumfries and Galloway 40p Fife 35p Grampian 42p Highland 40p Lothian 35p Strathclyde 40p Tayside 40p Orkney 35p Shetland 35p Western Isles 35p
§ Mr. Raceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the local education authorities in Scotland which provide free school meals (a) only for children from families in receipt of supplementary benefit or family income supplement, (b) for children who qualify under the former income eligibility limits and (c) from children who fall between these two tests.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInquiries made by my Department indicate that education authorities are currently providing free school meals as follows:
- (a) Authorities whose basic policy is to provide free meals only for children whose parents receive supplementary benefit or family income supplement:
- Grampian
- Highland
- Tayside
- (b) Authorities using former statutory income scale or an uprated version of that scale:
- Central
- Fife
- Lothian
- Strathclyde
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Western Isles
- (c) Authorities providing free meals on the basis of policies falling between (a) and (b)
- Borders
- Dumfries and Galloway