asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the current eligibility limits for free school meals for a one, two and four child family expressed as a percentage of (a) gross and (b) net average industrial earnings.

The figures are as follows:

INCOME LIMITS FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE GROSS AND NET INDUSTRIAL EARNINGS
	Gross Earnings per cent.	Net Earnings per cent.
One child family	39·4	54·1
Two child family	48·3	64·9
Four child family	66·0	85·2

NOTEThe figures of gross earnings used as the basis of the calculations are the average wages of all male employees over 18 in industries and services covered by the Department of Employment annual survey—October 1974 updated.