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Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many schoolchildren in Wales are entitled to free school meals; what proportion of the total school population in Wales this represents; and if he will give the numbers and proportion of schoolchildren in Wales entitled to free school meals within each education authority.
Mr. Michael Roberts
Information on entitlement to free school meals is not available. The number of children receiving a free school meal on a chosen day in October 1978 was as follows:
| Number of pupils | Percentage of school population | |
| Clwyd | 10,778 | 14 |
| Dyfed | 9,718 | 16 |
| Gwent | 14,721 | 16 |
| Gwynedd | 10,372 | 24 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 15,437 | 14 |
| Powys | 2,781 | 14 |
| South Glamorgan | 12,132 | 16 |
| West Glamorgan | 9,080 | 13 |
| WALES | 85,019 | 16 |