§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing(a) the average per capita subsidy and (b) the average cost to the pupil of school meals in each regional authority in Scotland in each year since 1975; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThere is no specific subsidy given to regional authorities to defray the cost of providing school meals. Grant-aided expenditure given to regional authorities contains an element of funding sufficient for
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Charge for a fixed price school meal (Pence) Region or Island authority 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Borders 15 15 25 25 30 35 35 40 42 44 46 48 50 50 50 50 55 Central 15 15 25 25 30 35 35 35 40 45 45 50 55 58 60 62 68 Dumfries and 365 Galloway 15 15 25 25 30 35 40 45 50 50 52 55 58 61 60 60 455 Fife 15 15 25 25 30 35 35 40 45 48 50 52 55 50 50 50 50 Grampian 15 15 25 25 30 35 42 142 142 145 150 155 158 160 163 n/a n/a 245 245 255 260 265 268 270 273 Highland 15 15 25 25 30 35 40 50 50 50 55 55 65 65 70 74 80
Year £ million 1989–90 8.7 1990–911 7.8 1991–921 7.2 1 Capital allocations include earmarked resources totalling £0.159 million in 1990–91 and £0.148 million in 1991–92 (at 1978–79 prices) for innovative housing projects in the Ferguslie Park Partnership area.