HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 c336W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total public expenditure on child care services for pre-school children under the age of five years, by sector, including all local authority provisions and grants for the voluntary sector, for each year from 1989–90 to 1993–94; and what was the total public expenditure on their services as a percentage of the gross domestic product for Northern Ireland in each of these years.

Mr. Ancram

The total expenditure borne by the Department of Health and Social Services and its sponsored bodies for the provision of child care services to pre-school children under the age of five years for each year from 1989–90 to 1992–93 is outlined in the table.