§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the comparative uptake 333W of school meals served to pupils, in percentage terms, in primary and secondary schools by each education authority for 1979–80.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information from the annual school meals census undertaken in January 1980 is as follows:
Total uptake of school meals as a percentage of pupils present Region, division or island authority Primary Secondary Border 57.5 35.5 Central 44.3 28.9 Dumfries and Galloway 66.1 43.8 Fife 45.5 39.4 Grampian 52.4 32.7 Highland 59.0 30.1 Lothian 48.3 34.6 Strathclyde 49.9 31.1 Argyll and Bute 66.6 38.3 Ayr 54.9 43.2 Dumbarton 48.5 23.6 Glasgow 50.8 28.8 Lanark 43.3 26.3 Renfrew 51.1 36.2 Tayside 50.5 28.0 Orkney 72.4 42.8 Shetland 83.3 33.9 Western Isles 71.8 21.4 Scotland 50.5 32.2
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the price of school meals in primary and secondary schools in each region and division where appropriate, and island education authority as at 31 January; and what was the average amount spent on cafeteria meals in each case.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information taken from the 1988 annual school meal census is as follows:
Region division or Island authority Charge for fixed priced school meals (pence) Average amount spent on cafeteria meals (pence) Borders 50 52 Central 58 42 Dumfries and Galloway 61 32 Fife 50 49 Grampian >160 53 270 Highland 65 62 Lothian 150 44 255 Strathclyde Argyll and Bute 63 50 Ayr 63 50 Dumbarton 63 41 Glasgow (City) 63 45 Lanark 63 57 Renfrew 63 50 Tayside 60 40 Orkney 60 60 Shetland 60 3 Western Isles 65 70 1 Primary. 2 Secondary. 3 No cafeteria service. Note:
Charges for fixed price meals are the same in primary and secondary schools in all regions except Grampian and Lothian.
§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing(a) the total number of 334W staff employed in the school meals service in January in each region or division or island authority in Scotland and (b) the number of staff employed for (i) 30 or more hours per week and (ii) less than 30 hours per week.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information taken from the 1988 annual school meals census is as follows:
Number of Staff Employed Region division or island authority More than 30 hpw Less than 30 hpw Total Borders 30 176 206 Central 282 330 612 Dumfries and Galloway 112 387 499 Fife 176 608 784 Grampian 326 743 1,069 Highland 173 447 620 Lothian 534 1,166 1,700 Strathclyde 1,781 3,996 5,777 Argyll and Bute 58 168 226 Ayr 292 709 1,001 Dumbarton 100 607 707 Glasgow (City) 711 1,017 1,728 Lanark 374 709 1,083 Renfrew 246 786 1,032 Tayside 273 633 906 Orkney 31 40 71 Shetland 52 49 101 Western Isles 42 93 135 SCOTLAND 3,812 8,668 12,480