HC Deb 17 January 1977 vol 924 cc70-1W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many nursery-school places are available in Sheffield; and how this figure compares with provision in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Miss Margaret Jackson

In January 1976, the latest year for which statistics are available, the number of full-time equivalent nursery places in occupation in maintained schools in each of the metropolitan districts specified were as follows:

In maintained nursery schools In nursery classes in maintained primary schools
Sheffield 480 1,259
Leeds 165 1,317
Liverpool 402 1,666
Manchester 349 4,631
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 387 737