HC Deb 11 July 1988 vol 137 c24W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list, by local education authorities, the total number of free school meals served(a) January to March inclusive and (b) April to June inclusive.

Mr. Dunn

The information requested is not available. Data on the number of free school meals are collected annually by means of a census taken in October which is published in March the following year. Data for 1987, the latest date for which they are available, are in the Library.