§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals in each year since 1989 in Hampshire, Dorset, West Sussex, East Sussex and Wiltshire.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe available information is shown in the table. Information prior to 1993 is not available on a comparable basis.
Percentage of pupils in maintained schools who are known to be eligible for free school meals Position in January each year LEA area 1993 1994 Hampshire 14 15 Dorset 9 10 West Sussex 12 13 East Sussex 19 21 Wiltshire 13 13