§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in schools in Wales took meals at school; and how many of them were free in January 1979, January 1980 and January 1981, respectively.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsInformation on this topic is collected at a census which is carried out on a specific day at the beginning of each academic year. The results for the last three years are as follows:
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1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Total number of pupils taking a middy meal 317,800 288,300 234,700 Number of pupils receiving a free meal 85,000 69,500 56,100
Capital expenditure on education building projects at 1975 prices* 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Clwyd 2.9 2.5 1.5 1.9 2.0 Dyfed 2.6 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 Gwent 4.4 3.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 Gwynedd 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.7 Mid Glamorgan 3.6 4.9 3.6 5.6 2.3 Powys 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.2 South Glamorgan 1.7 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.0 West Glamorgan 2.6 2.6 1.0 1.1 1.0 * Includes expenditure on new construction and works. Excludes expenditure incurred in acquiring land.