Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils(a) get milk, (b) get free milk, (c) get subsidised milk and (d) pay the full cost of milk at school; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the Budget proposals for school milk in Northern Ireland. [5124]
§ Mr. AncramA total of 74,401 pupils get milk; 4,514 get free milk and 69,887 get subsidised milk. Figures are not available in respect of full cost sales of milk at schools. It is estimated that the removal of the discretionary elements of the EC school milk scheme will reduce expenditure on the scheme in Northern Ireland by £175,000 or 28 per cent.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what quantity of milk is consumed in schools; and what assessment he has made of the effects on the milk industry in Northern Ireland of the budget proposals in respect of the reduction in the availability of subsidised milk in secondary schools. [5122]
§ Sir John WheelerA total of 12,950 litres of milk is consumed daily in schools in Northern Ireland. As 72 per cent. is consumed in primary schools, which are not affected by this announcement, there will he minimal effect on the Northern Ireland milk industry.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils attend secondary schools; and what percentage of these pupils presently benefit from school milk.[5123]
§ Sir John WheelerThere are 150,036 pupils attending secondary schools in Northern Ireland. Information is not available on the percentage of secondary school pupils who presently benefit from school milk.