§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in Wales are currently in receipt of free school meals.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe latest available information, which relates to September 1985, indicates that 90,700 pupils at all maintained schools were then in receipt of free mid-day meals.
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§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are employed in the school meals service in Wales; and what are the corresponding figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in Welsh schools would lose free meals under the proposals within the Social Security Bill.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAn estimated 30,000, but most of these will be among the estimated 36,000 children who are expected to benefit from the cash compensation for school meals within the proposed family credit.