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<p>The information requested is not held centrally as we do not collect and publish
data on the number of individual applications made for free school meals through schools
or local authorities.</p><p>The department publishes data on the number and proportion
of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals by local authority area and
region.</p><p>The latest version, published in January 2018, is available at:</p><p><a
href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/735777/Schools_Pupils_and_their_Characteristics_2018_LA_Tables.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/735777/Schools_Pupils_and_their_Characteristics_2018_LA_Tables.xlsx</a>.</p>
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