HC Deb 08 February 1990 vol 166 cc767-8W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in the east midlands are in receipt of the welfare milk token scheme; and what was the comparable figure for 1979.

Mr. Freeman

Information about the number of welfare milk beneficiaries by area is not available, but overall the Government are spending £80 million per annum on welfare milk which goes to some 800,000 beneficiaries.

Mr. Freeman

The available information is given in the table: