§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total number of schoolchildren who had school dinners in each year since 1989.
§ Mr. ForthInformation 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.