HC Deb 29 April 2004 vol 420 cc1265-6W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many children in Burnley have been affected by the National Childcare Strategy; [167921]

(2) how many child care places have been created in Burnley since 1997. [167938]

Margaret Hodge

The Department is unable to provide details of child care places for Burnley. However, from April 1999 to December 2003 Lancashire local authority created 20,860 new child care places helping some 36,821 children. This shows an increase in the stock of child care places, taking into account turnover, of 9,046 helping some 16,274 children.

Mr. Benton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Bootle have benefited from the National Childcare Strategy. [169084]

Margaret Hodge

The Department is unable to provide details of child care places for Bootle. However, from April 1999 to December 2003 Sefton local authority created 3,417 new child care places helping

Year/School Project Package Funding (£)
NSI 1997/98
Burnley Rosehill Junior School Schemes submitted by District Liaison Committees LEA wide grant 2,006,000
Burnley Healey Wood Infant School Rewires Project including 18 schools 1,007,100
NDS3 1999/2000
Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School Rewires Project including 18 schools 1,007,100
Burnley Barden Junior School Rewires Project including 18 schools 1,007,100
Burnley Barden Junior School Window Repairs/Replacement Project including 14 schools 516,000
Burnley Wood Top Church of England

Infant School

Window Repairs/Replacement Project including 14 schools 516,000
Burnley St. Stephen's Church of England

Voluntary Aided Primary School

Playground Repairs Project including 25 schools 300,000
Burnley Barden High School Boilers/Heating Project including 17 schools 601,900
St. Theodore's Roman Catholic High

School, Burnley

Rewires Project including 18 schools 1,007,100
NDS4 2000/2001
Burnley Ivy Bank High School Planned maintenance work, internal alterations and

partial refurbishment of science accommodation

197,880
Burnley Habergham High School Replacement of temporary classrooms 102,265
Padiham Primary School Consolidation on infant site to enable amalgamation of KS1 accommodation 527,976
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Replacement of HORSA Kitchen and dining

fascilities

330,623

some 6,128 children. This shows an increase in the stock of child care places, taking into account turnover, of 1,859 helping some 3,400 children.

Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many children in East Worthing and Shoreham have benefited from the National Childcare Strategy; [169034]

(2) how many child care places have been created in East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997. [169036]

Margaret Hodge

The Department is unable to provide details of child care places for East Worthing and Shoreham. However, from April 1999 to December 2003 West Sussex local authority created 12,005 new child care places helping some 21,702 children. This shows an increase in the stock of child care places, taking into account turnover, of 7,334 helping some 13,837 children.