HC Deb 23 February 1983 vol 37 cc439-40W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland is he will estimate the cost of providing free school meals for all primary school children, given a 70 per cent. uptake.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The additional cost involved in providing free school meals for 70 per cent. of all primary school children in Scotland is estimated to be about £24 million a year, at current prices.