HC Deb 19 October 1990 vol 177 c925W
Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in theOfficial Report those local education authorities which do not provide a school meals service other than for pupils of families on family income support.

Mr. Fallon

In January 1990, the latest date for which information is available, all local education authorities in England recorded that there were pupils who had had a paid meal at school. Detailed information on school meal arrangements will be published in "Statistics of Education Schools 1990".

Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether local management of schools system schools will be able to decide whether to provide a hot school meals service for at least the winter months.

Mr. Fallon

Every local education authority with an approved scheme for local management of schools is continuing with the arrangements for the provision of school meals that were in operation before the introduction of LMS.

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