HC Deb 25 November 1991 vol 199 cc421-2W
Mr. Dewar

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total of direct grants to voluntary organisations paid by his Department in the latest year for which figures are available together with other payments to voluntary organisations under the urban programme and through other Government agencies.

Primary Secondary
1991 per cent. 1990 per cent. 1991 per cent. 1990 per cent.
Pupils taking school meals 52.9 52.7 44.2 42.2
Pupils bringing own food1 25.0 20.6 6.5 6.1
1 Excluding Grampian.

Sixty seven per cent. of all meals are of cafeteria style.

Mr. Lang

The latest figures available for the total of direct grants to voluntary organisations paid by the Scottish Office including the urban programme and agencies were announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 22 March 1991 at columns 237–38.