§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, how many children took school meals in Bradford for each year since 1975; and in each case how many children were taking free meals and how many were paying for their meals.
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§ Mr. ButcherThe information is not available in the precise form requested, but the table shows the number of pupils taking school meals in primary, secondary and special schools in Bradford on the day of the annual school meals census in each year since 1975. In each case it also shows how many children were taking free meals on the day of the census and how many were taking paid meals.
Year Free Paid Total 1975 9,935 43,979 53,914 1976 11,253 43,641 54,894 1977 13,227 37,558 50,785 1978 15,818 37,355 53,173 1979 14,002 37,038 51,040 1980 12,826 28,948 41,774 1981 16,442 26,875 43,317 1982 20,076 25,585 45,661 1983 22,741 25,051 47,792 1984 23,116 21,437 44,553 1985 N/A N/A N/A 1986 28,818 21,990 50,808 1987 23,336 18,130 41,466