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<p>The Nursery Milk Scheme allows for the reimbursement of the cost of providing portions
of one-third of a pint of milk per day to children under the age of five attending
childminders or private and local authority nurseries for at least two hours a day.
The Scheme covers England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland has its own arrangements.
The Department holds information relating to the number of portions of milk reimbursed
in respect of claims from eligible settings in Great Britain since January 2009 and
this information is in the following table.</p><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Total
Portions (1/3 pints) Claimed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2009</p></td><td><p>18,123,707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2009</p></td><td><p>17,637,807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2009</p></td><td><p>21,558,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2009</p></td><td><p>17,371,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2009</p></td><td><p>16,221,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2009</p></td><td><p>13,432,093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2009</p></td><td><p>15,464,454</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2009</p></td><td><p>11,467,147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2009</p></td><td><p>16,389,034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2009</p></td><td><p>20,382,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2009</p></td><td><p>16,079,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2009</p></td><td><p>17,391,428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>15,680,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2010</p></td><td><p>24,496,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>33,011,644</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2010</p></td><td><p>22,567,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>17,782,066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2010</p></td><td><p>21,798,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>21,923,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2010</p></td><td><p>23,117,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>15,810,902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2010</p></td><td><p>20,081,579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>23,160,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2010</p></td><td><p>20,662,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>23,048,244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2011</p></td><td><p>25,351,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>26,415,006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2011</p></td><td><p>22,494,397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>18,211,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2011</p></td><td><p>24,807,226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>24,435,096</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2011</p></td><td><p>20,694,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>15,889,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2011</p></td><td><p>20,655,967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>21,672,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2011</p></td><td><p>24,047,889</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>23,045,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2012</p></td><td><p>25,555,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>29,047,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2012</p></td><td><p>26,723,281</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>21,223,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2012</p></td><td><p>23,990,408</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>23,634,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2012</p></td><td><p>23,634,192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>10,813,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2012</p></td><td><p>18,973,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>22,527,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2012</p></td><td><p>21,635,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>20,907,751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2013</p></td><td><p>27,996,321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>23,764,641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2013</p></td><td><p>23,390,936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>20,100,589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2013</p></td><td><p>21,982,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>23,393,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2013</p></td><td><p>22,317,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>13,218,322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2013</p></td><td><p>22,600,819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>25,334,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2013</p></td><td><p>24,340,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>20,978,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2014</p></td><td><p>26,176,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>26,673,043</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>22,229,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>20,175,242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2014</p></td><td><p>22,182,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>26,207,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>20,259,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>13,121,733</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2014</p></td><td><p>22,573,963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>26,413,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2014</p></td><td><p>24,221,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>24,901,748</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2015</p></td><td><p>25,079,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>25,432,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2015</p></td><td><p>25,831,561</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>19,519,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2015</p></td><td><p>23,815,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>27,758,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2015</p></td><td><p>20,262,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>16,068,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2015</p></td><td><p>25,258,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>26,127,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2015</p></td><td><p>28,076,574</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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