HC Deb 23 May 1966 vol 729 c35W
Dame Joan Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children were attending independent nursery schools in the last year for which figures are available; and to what extent this figure is likely to be affected by the imposition of the Selective Employment Tax on persons employed in independent nursery schools.

Mr. Redhead

4,533 full-time and 1,787 part-time in January 1965. I cannot estimate what effect, if any, the Selective Employment Tax will have on these attendances.