HC Deb 13 December 1984 vol 69 cc547-8W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many schoolchildren in (a) Clwyd, (b) Mid Glamorgan and (c) Wales now receive free school meals.

Mr. John Stradling Thomas

The latest available information relating to the academic year 1983–84, is as follows:

Number of pupils in maintained schools taking free school meals
(a) Clwyd 10,021
(b) Mid Glamorgan 18,892
(c) Wales 85,204

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the percentage of children receiving free school meals in each Welsh county, for Wales as a whole and for the United Kingdom.

Mr. John Stradling Thomas

The latest available information relating to the academic year 1983–84, is as follows:

Percentage of pupils present on census day* taking free school meals
Clwyd 15.6
Dyfed 15.2
Gwent 22.8
Gwynedd 19.6
Mid Glamorgan 21.7
Powys 13.8
South Glamorgan 20.5
West Glamorgan 19.8
Wales 19.3
United Kingdom* 16.6
* Autumn term 1983–84 in Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Spring term 1983–84 in Scotland.