§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he proposes to obtain and publish statistics on the take-up of school meals in maintained schools in England for the school year 1985–86.
§ Sir Keith JosephA census of the take-up of school meals in local education authorities in England is normally held annually in October. However it was not possible to collect representative figures in October and figures collected at a different time in the year would not be comparable with those for earlier years. Local education authorities are however being asked, as usual, for information on their prices and the use of their discretionary powers.