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Schools: Free Meals

Volume 709: debated on Thursday 19 March 2009

Question

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many schoolchildren were in receipt of free school meals in (a) England, (b) Wales, and (c) Scotland in (1) 1995, (2) 2000, (3) 2006, and (4) 2008. [HL2020]

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Pupils taking Free School Meals in Schools1 in England, Wales and Scotland (000s)

1994-95

1999-00

2005-06

2007-08

England

1,235.7

1,069.7

910.0

889.5

Wales

..

81.0

60.2

55.9

Scotland

..

109.9

84.3

75.9

Source: School Census

1. Maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools and all special schools.

.. not available.