§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will derate self-help television transmitters established by small communities for which national provision has not been made.
(a) Children taking school meals (October each year): 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Belfast Education and Library Board 25,011 26,859 24,359 20,314 20,417 21,198 Western Education and Library Board 37,049 41,839 39,786 30,773 31,306 34,276 North-Eastem Education and Library Board 38,500 44,261 41,475 28,931 30,127 30,287 South-Eastem Education and Library Board 23,996 28,209 26,355 17,920 18,009 17,999 Southern Education and Library Board 44,539 48,609 46,742 34,304 36,439 37,370 Voluntary Grammar Schools 23,329 24,551 24,293 18,643 18,073 18,087 Total: 192,424 214,328 203,010 150,885 154,371 159,217
(b)The prices charged for school meals: September 1977 25p September 1979 30p April 1980 40p September 1980 45p January 1981 50p September 1982 55p (c)83,600 children—53 per cent.—received meals free of charge in October 1982.