HC Deb 27 January 2000 vol 343 cc308-9W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many pupils in Blyth Valley schools who are from families on the(a) income support and (b) family tax credit schemes will be entitled to free school meals. [106822]

Ms Estelle Morris

The information is not available in the form requested.

In schools1 in the Northumberland local education authority area, there were 7,427 pupils who were known to be eligible for free school meals. This represented 14 per cent. of the total pupil population in these schools. 1 Includes Maintained Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools and all Special Schools.