HC Deb 24 June 1985 vol 81 c306W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was (a) the total Government expenditure on school meals and (b) expenditure on free school meals for each year since 1978–79 expressed in (i) cash terms, (ii) real terms using 1984–85 prices and (iii) index form using 100 as a base for 1978–79; what was the proportion of the school population receiving school meals during the period; and what was the proportion receiving free school meals.

Mr. Dunn

The information is in the following table. It is for local authority expenditure only; the Government's contribution to this expenditure cannot be separately identified for school meals.