§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of school children in(a) Staffordshire and (b) Hertfordshire (i) received and (ii) were eligible to receive free school dinners in each of the last 10 years. [84329]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe available information is shown in the following table.
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School meal arrangements in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England January each year Hertfordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire Stoke Percentage of Pupils taking free meals Percentage of Pupils Known to be eligible for free meals Percentage of Pupils taking free meals Percentage of Pupils Known to be eligible for free meals Percentage of Pupils taking free meals Percentage of pupils to be eligible for free meals Percentage of Pupils taking free meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free meals 1995 8 10 9 14 2— 2— 2— 2— 1996 8 10 9 14 2— 2— 2— 2— 1997 7 9 9 13 2— 2— 2— 2— 1998 6 9 2— 2— 7 10 14 24 1Not available 2 Not applicable Notes:
1. Before Local Government re-organisation of April 1998
2. After Local Government re-organisation of April 1998
§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much was spent by(a) Staffordshire County Council and (b) Hertfordshire County Council on subsidising school meals in each of the last 10 years. [84330]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table shows how much was spent subsidising school meals in the last six years by(a) Staffordshire County Council (b) Hertfordshire County Council. Information for earlier years is not available.
£ Year Staffordshire Hertfordshire 1993–94 6,086,600 4,676,000 1994–95 5,329,800 4,793,000 1995–96 4,297,000 3,989,000 1996–97 6,504,000 2,298,000 1997–98 4,072,900 2,295,000 1998–99 4,500,100 2,552,000