HC Deb 02 November 1992 vol 213 c13W
Ms. Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total number of schoolchildren who had school dinners in each year since 1989.

Mr. Forth

Information about school meal take up in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in England in January of each year is shown in the table.

Thousands
Nursery/Primary Secondary Special All maintained schools
11989 1,836 1,105 66 3,007
21990 1,845 1.088 59 2,992
21991 1,808 1,111 57 2,976
31992 1,820 1,160 59 3,039
1 Includes boarding pupils.
2 Day pupils only.
3 Provisional.

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