§ Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has anything to add to his answer of 22 February, Official Report, c. 798, concerning the number of administrative staff and catering advisers employed by his Department on work arising from school meals in 1979; and what is the current number.
§ Sir Keith JosephFrom 1979 to date, the number of administrative staff declined from 10.9 to 1.5 full-time equivalent. Throughout the period, there have been two full-time professional catering advisers. These figures replace those I gave in reply to a supplementary from the hon. Member for Ayrshire South on 22 February, which I regret were wrong.—[Vol. 37, c, 798.]