asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of (a) primary school pupils and (b) secondary school pupils is taking school meals; and what percentage of each receives free school meals.

On the day of the January 1979 school meals census 54 per cent. of the pupils in attendance at primary schools and 37 per cent. of those at secondary schools took school meals. In each case 33 per cent. of the meals were provided free of charge, that is 18 per cent. of the primary pupils present and 12 per cent. of the secondary pupils present received free meals.