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Written question asked by Janet Anderson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 December 1993. It was answered by Eric Forth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 December 1993 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Dept for Education

Question
If he will list, by education authority area, the number of pupils in receipt of (a) free school meals and (b) clothing grants for each year since 1987; and if he will indicate, in each case, what percent this represents of the total number of pupils in each area. - Inc table for January 1992, ref to Statistics of Education (Schools) in Library, fact that information prior to 1989 is not available on a comparable basis & ref to School Meal Statistics at October in Library & fact that information on the number of pupils in receipt of clothing grants is not collected centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
234 c156-60W;234 c154-8W
Session
1993-94
Subjects
Allowances Free school meals Local education authorities Primary education Schools Special educational needs Secondary education Uniforms
Contains statistics
Yes