§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many school children in(a) Strathclyde and (b) Glasgow qualified for free school meals for each year since 1976;
(2) how many school children in Scotland qualified for free meals for each year since 1976.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation regarding the number of school children who would qualify for free school meals is not available. Details of the number who actually received free meals, taken from the annual school meal census carried out each January, are as follows:
Number of children in receipt of free school meals Year Strathclyde Glasgow Division Scotland 1976 71,086 32,179 116,805 1977 71,390 32,726 117,790 1978 94,357 39,239 155,716 1979 84,999 37,234 142,989 1980 72,881 31,743 122,618 1981 74,565 32,913 114,713 1982 79,406 34,156 124,547 1983 85,426 36,045 132,953 1984 82,348 33,791 129,335 1985 84,096 33,947 136,669 1986 84,659 34,059 136,627 1987 87,364 34,671 143,194 1988 87,147 35,337 145,219