§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) Office for Standards in Education how many inspections of providers under phase 1 of the nursery voucher scheme took place in September; [40391]
(2) what estimate she has made of how long it will take to complete Ofsted inspection of all the participating providers the Government predict will take part in phase 2 of the nursery voucher scheme at the current rate of inspection; [40387]
(3) how many Ofsted inspections of providers under phase 1 of the nursery voucher scheme Ofsted plans to undertake (a) between October and the end of December and (b) between the end of December and the end of March 1997; [40382]
(4) What estimate she has made of how many providers will require follow-up inspection based on completed Ofsted inspections of providers under phase 1 of the nursery voucher scheme and what is the planned timetable for follow-up inspections; [40392]
(5) how many Ofsted inspectors have been trained to carry out inspection of providers under phase 1 of the nursery voucher scheme; and how many of these were previously primary inspectors; [40384]
(6) what are the minimum qualifications required for Ofsted inspectors of providers under the nursery voucher scheme; and what training is given to qualify Ofsted inspectors to undertake inspection of providers under the nursery voucher scheme. [40388]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThese are matters for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools, who heads the Office for Standards in Education. I have asked Mr. Chris Woodhead to write to the hon. Member.