§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing(a) expenditure and (b) the average price of school meals in each year since 1976 in cash and constant prices.
§ Mr. ForthThe latest year for which information on actual expenditure on school meals is available is 1989–90. The available information is as follows:
Net expenditure on school meals and milk1 Cash 2 Real terms £ million £ million 1975–76 318 1,065 1976–77 382 1,127 1977–78 365 947 1978–79 388 908 1979–80 422 846 1980–81 397 673 1981–82 397 614 1982–83 411 593 1983–84 427 589 1984–85 432 567 1985–86 435 541 1986–87 460 554 1987–88 443 506 1988–89 405 432 1989–90 382 382 The Department has collected figures for the average price of school meals for 1990 and 1991 only. The available information3 is as follows:
1990 1991 Primary 68p 72p Secondary 72p 66p Special 68p 74p 1 Recurrent expenditure, less income from paid meals and EC grants. 2 Figures for earlier years have been converted to 1989–90 prices using the GDP (market prices) deflator. 3 Figures represent the average charge in England (shown in pence) for a standard meal in schools operating dining centres.
§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the latest figures showing the numbers of children taking(a) paid school meals and (b) free school meals in (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) special schools; and what proportion they make up of (1) pupils present and (2) pupils on the school roll in each case.
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College Title Name Date of appointment Kingshurst Principal Valerie Bragg January 1988 Macmillan Principal John Paddick January 1989 Djanogly Principal Matt Andrews September 1988 Dixon's Principal John Lewis September 1989 Leigh Principal Virginia Waterhouse January 1990 Emmanuel Principal George McHugh September 1989 Harris Principal Lyndon Jones January 1990 Bacon's Principal Peter Jenkins September 1990
§ Mr. ForthThe numbers and percentages of pupils on roll taking school meals are shown in table A15 of "Statistics of Education: Schools 1991", copies of which are available in the Library.
Information on the numbers of pupils present in schools on any given day is not collected centrally.