§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the school meals census for the Durham area or equivalent statistics for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. FallonA table showing school meals information for maintained primary, secondary and special schools within Durham local education authority, for each year from 1982 to 1989, follows. Information prior to 1982 and for 1985 is not available. School meal information by school type prior to 1989 is not available for every year. I would refer the hon. Member to my reply given on 11 December 1991,Official Report, column 450, which gave the school meal information for 1990 and 1991.
School Meal Arrangements Durham LEA Paid meals Free meals Own food Other arrangements Total 11989 40,618 14,437 13,983 25,576 94,614 1988 37,914 13,349 13,780 17,513 82,556 1987 32,244 21,565 10,799 18,954 83,562 1986 33,335 21,820 10,337 20,874 86,366 1985 — — — — — 1984 34,647 25,243 9,315 21,949 91,154 1983 38,666 21,101 8,922 24,642 93,331 1982 42,106 19,482 10,091 24,515 96,194 1 Includes pupils in nursery schools and pupils absent on the enumeration date in January. Previous years do not include such pupils.