§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will provide the latest estimates of(a) the number of after-school places for children aged over five years in Great Britain and (b) the number of holiday places for children aged over five years in Great Britain.
Mr. BowlsInformation collected centrally in England relates to out-of-school clubs and holiday schemes for those aged five to seven years provided by, registered with or known to local authorities. Latest available estimates for England are 11,900 places in the former and 47,500 in the latter at 31 March 1992.
Information about the number of out-of-school places and holiday places in Scotland and Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales respectively.