§ Mr. WicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the level of public expenditure on the school meal service in each year since 1979 in cash and real terms.
§ Mr. ForthExpenditure on school meals by local education authorities in England is given in the table.344W
LEA expenditure on school meals 1979–80–1991–92 Expenditure (Cash) (£ million) Expenditure (1992–93 prices)(£ million) 1979–80 422 1,012 1980–81 397 804 1981–82 396 732 1982–83 411 709 1983–84 426 702 1984–85 428 671 1985–86 436 649 1986–87 457 659 1987–88 443 605 1988–89 376 479 1989–90 379 453 1990–91 384 425 1991–92 407 421
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing the latest figures for the number and proportion of children receiving school meals broken down into(a) paid and (b) free in each region of England.
§ Mr. ForthThe information requested is shown in the table.
School meal arrangements of day-pupils in maintained schools in the regions of England— January 1992 Pupils taking school meals As a percentage of day-pupils on roll Region Free Paid Free Paid North 88,783 175,948 18 35 Yorkshire and Humberside 120,243 270,394 15 35 North West 191,352 297,469 19 29 East Midlands 68,415 185,960 11 30 West Midlands 133,311 230,581 16 28 East Anglia 27,657 71,976 9 25 Greater London 169,787 242,166 18 26 Other South East 134,528 398,334 9 27 South West 68,272 154,970 11 24 England 1,001,968 2,027,798 14 28