§ 27. Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will make a statement on the progress to date on the extension of nursery education provision. [29134]
§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education when she expects to make a statement on Government plans to widen the availability of nursery education; what is the estimated cost of these proposals, and if she will make a statement. [29365]
§ Mr. ForthMy right hon. Friend and I have been considering a range of options for implementing the Prime Minister's commitment to provide, over time, a pre-school place for every four-year-old whose parents wish to take it up. An announcement will be made as soon as the details have been finalised.