§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the capital and revenue costs of providing nursery school places for all children in the three to five year age group.
§ Mr. LangOn the assumption that the present proportion of part-time to full-time nursery places is maintained and on the basis of current unit costs, it is estimated that the total annual revenue cost of providing nursery education for all three and four-year-olds would be £113 million. It is not possible realistically to estimate what the associated capital cost might be.