§ Hilary ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the average cost of a place in(a) a nursery school, (b) a nursery class and (c) a reception class for four-year-olds.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested is not collected centrally. Local authority expenditure returns to the Department of the Environment do not identify separate figures for the education of under-fives. A single set of figures is returned covering all nursery and primary provision.