HC Deb 24 July 1985 vol 83 c547W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number receiving free school meals in Burnley at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Dunn

Figures are collected annually in October in the school meals census from each local education authority as a whole. Burnley is not a local education authority but forms part of Lancashire local education authority and separate figures for Burnley are not available centrally. Copies of the latest school meals census for Autumn 1984 are available in the Library.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children have a current statutory entitlement to free school meals in (a) the London borough of Camden, (b) the London borough of Barnet, (c) Greater London and (d) Holborn and St. Pancras, respectively.

Mr. Dunn

This information is not available centrally. The Department's annual school meals census collects data from each LEA on the number of children who actually take a free meal on the October census day. Copies of the census are available in the Library.