§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the number and proportion of children receiving school meals, broken down into(a) paid and (b) free in (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools and (iii) special schools in each year since 1987–88.
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§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe number and proportion or pupils in schools taking paid meals and free meals is shown in the following table.
Paid Free Primary schools: 1987–88 Number 77,267 56,330 Percentage 33.8 24.6 1988–89 Number 88,126 39,891 Percentage 37.6 17.0 1989–90 Number 93,274 40,093 Percentage 38.6 16.6 1990–91 Number 90,514 41,598 Percentage 37.3 17.1 1991–92 Number 85,907 48,708 Percentage 34.9 19.8 Secondary schools: 1987–88 Number 58,022 30,008 Percentage 32.6 16.9 1988–89 Number 63,532 17,956 Percentage 37.2 10.5 1989–90 Number 61,526 16,343 Percentage 37.0 9.8 1990–91 Number 64,621 16,022 Percentage 39.4 9.8 1991–92 Number 58,275 19,595 Percentage 34.1 11.5 Special schools: 1987–88 Number 507 2,681 Percentage 15.0 79–2 1988–89 Number 1,294 1,609 Percentage 38.7 48.2 1989–90 Number 1,342 1,521 Percentage 41.5 47.1 1990–91 Number 1,282 1,395 Percentage 41.5 45.1 1991–92 Number 1,272 1,400 Percentage 40.7 44.8
§ Mr. WicksTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the level of public expenditure on the school meal service in each year since 1979 in cash and real terms.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information available is given in the following table. Information for the years 1980–81 to 1984–85 is not available on a consistent basis.
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Net current expenditure on school catering Cash Constant1991–92prices £ million £ million 1979–80 26.1 60.2 1985–86 28.5 40.9 1986–87 29.6 41.1 1987–88 30.2 39.8 1988–89 24–7 30–3 1989–90 27.1 31.2 1990–91 30.5 32.6 1991–92 35.6 35.6 11992–93 38.8 37.5
1 Revised estimates.