§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the expenditure on school meals for each year between 1978–79 and the latest date available, in current and constant prices.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsExpenditure on school meals and milk for the period requested is given in the following table:
School meals and milk—net current expenditure Year Cash (£000) 1986–87 prices (£000) 1978–79 24,673 48,089 1979–80 26,066 43,472 1980–81 23,455 33,026 1981–82 24,303 31,152 1982–83 27,008 32,311 1983–84 27,772 31,778 1984–85 29,745 32,396 1985–86 28,535 29,487 1986–87 29,601 29,601 11987–88 30,219 28,704 1 Data is provisional Note.—Net current expenditure is defined as current expenditure net of non-grant income (eg sales, fees and charges).