§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children were in receipt of free school meals in Wales as a whole and in each local education authority in 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe information is shown in the following table:
Pupils receiving free school meals in maintained schools in Wales September 1979 September 1981 Clwyd 8,665 7,523 Dyfed 7,512 5,465 Gwent 12,339 12,978 Gwynedd 8,443 5,709 Mid Glamorgan 12,356 14,981 Powys 1,977 1,727 South Glamorgan 10,861 10,648 West Glamorgan 7,323 8,349 WALES 69,476 67,380