§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children currently receive free school meals in(a) Greenock, (b) Port Glasgow and (c) Strathclyde region.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythDetails relating to free school meals in Strathclyde region are collected centrally on an education division basis and the latest information available, taken from the 1987 annual census, is set out in the table.
Division Number of children receiving free school meals Argyll & Bute 1,560 Ayr 13,266 Dumbarton 9,340 Glasgow (city) 34,671 Lanark 16,823 Renfrew 11,702 Total (Strathclyde Region) 87,362