HC Deb 20 January 1998 vol 304 c488W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of children in Northumberland schools are entitled to free school meals. [23993]

Ms Estelle Morris

In January 1997 15.3 per cent. of pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools in the Northumberland Local Education Authority area were known to be eligible for free school meals.