§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the education authorities that provide milk to school children(a) free and (b) at cost. [109762]
§ Jacqui SmithAll education authorities decide for themselves whether or not to provide any milk for school children. Where they do so, they must, by law, provide milk free to children whose parents receive the specified474W benefits. Authorities must charge for all other milk they provide. We do not collect statistical information on which education authorities provide free or at cost milk.