Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 November 2004. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his estimate is of the (a) set up and (b) recurrent annual cost of providing free chilled milk to all children at Key Stages (i) 1 and (ii) 2. - Inc figures.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his estimate is of the (a) set up and (b) recurrent annual cost of providing free chilled milk to all children at Key Stages (i) 1 and (ii) 2. [195747] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Milk Development Council has helped us develop estimates. It is likely that set up costs would be around £21 million, and the cost of providing milk each year would be around £65 million. This estimate includes the EU school milk subsidy, but excludes any amount for repair and depreciation of equipment.

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