HC Deb 28 November 1968 vol 774 cc168-9W
Mr. J. E. B. Hill

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will set out in tabular form the bids received in response to Circular 19/68 from the 34 urban authorities with areas of special social need, giving the number of nursery school projects, their estimated capital and recurrent costs, and the estimated number of child places to be provided.

Miss Bacon

Bids have been received from 22 of the 24 local education authorities included in the urban programme, as follows. The Inner London Education Authority is responsible for education in the areas of the 11 Inner London Boroughs included in the programme.

Mr. E. B. Hill

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the number of already existing child places in nursery schools or classes in the 34 urban authorities referred to in Circular 19/68.

Miss Bacon

The table below shows the number of pupils in maintained nur-

Nursery Schools Nursery Classes in Primary Schools
L.E.A. Full-time pupils Part-time pupils Full-time pupils Part-time pupils
Birmingham 1,042 362 1,537 132
Bootle 105
Bradford 182 67 666 293
Brent 108 1,013
Croydon 80 70 424
Derby 99 34 309 112
Dewsbury 89 410 28 61
Ealing 42 1,332 240
Gateshead 40 59
Haringey 149 92 383 219
Huddersfield
Leicester 11 1,381 1,584
Liverpool 321 104 766 36
Manchester 255 124 3,115 1,164
Newcastle 80 6 238
Newham 83 318 61 329
Nottingham 82 120 457 507
South Shields 30 60
Sunderland 50 92 362 60
Waltham Forest 76 1 51 12
Warley 168 512 2
West Bromwich 386 137
Wolverhampton 20 40 415 23
I.L.E.A. 591 1,562 2,668 5,392
Total 3,586 3,402 16,298 10,363

Mr. J. E. B. Hill

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the capital and recurrent costs of places in nursery schools and classes.

Miss Bacon

The capital cost of new purpose-built nursery schools is about £400 per place, and recurrent costs of existing nursery schools are about £150 per place per annum. Separate figures for nursery classes are not available.