§ Mrs. FyfeTo 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.
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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. AncramExpenditure 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.