HC Deb 23 October 1992 vol 212 cc385-6W
Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing the latest figures on the take-up of school meals broken down into(a) all schools meals, (b) free school meals and (c) paid school meals, for (i) primary school children and (ii) secondary school children separately.

Mr. Forth

Provisional information about school meals take up in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England in January 1992 is shown in the table.

(Thousands)
Paid Free Total
Primary (including nursery) 1,139 681 1,820
Secondary 866 294 1,160