HC Deb 19 July 1994 vol 247 cc191-2W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total public expenditure on(a) nursery schools and classes and (b) children under five in reception classes, in each year since 1989–90; and what was the total public expenditure on these services as a percentage of the gross domestic product for Northern Ireland.

Appointment Duration
Mr. David Cook
As a City Council Trustee—Ulster Museum 1 January 1973 to 1 June 1985
Chairman—Health and Social Services Trust
(Craigavon and Banbridge Unit of Management) 23 November 1993 to 23 November 1997
Chairman—Police Authority for Northern Ireland 29 June 1994 to 28 June 1997
Mrs. Fionnuala Cook
Member—Northern Ireland Housing Executive Board 5 November 1989 to 4 November 1995
Chairman—Northern Health and Social Services Council 1 April 1991 to 31 May 1995

Mr. Ancram

Expenditure on nursery and reception classes in primary schools is subsumed in the total for primary schools, and could only be identified at disproportionate cost.

Expenditure on nursery schools is as follows:

£m percentage of GDP
1989–90 5.1 .001
1990–91 5.6 .001
1991–92 6.9 .001
1992–93 7.3 n/a
1993–94 17.8 n/a
1 estimated.