§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of primary school children in Derbyshire are eligible for free school meals; and what was the figure in 1979. [51082]
§ Mr. ByersProvisional figures show that 13.6 per cent. of pupils in maintained primary schools in the Derbyshire Local Education Authority area in January 1998 were known to be eligible for free school meals.
Figures for 1979 are not available centrally.